Mulvanys on the Road: Cleveland, Ohio

Left camp at 9:30 headed for Cleveland. We stopped by the train station where we were to board the train through Cuyahoga National Park tomorrow. We wanted to time ourselves to see how much time we needed to allow to make the 10:00 a.m. train. It took us 45 minutes. As was the case, nearly everywhere else we traveled, there was lots of road construction. Our first stop was the USS Cod which is a WWII submarine berthed on Lake Erie. It is the only submarine open for visitors that is 95% just as it was in WWII.

One of the torpedo tubes.

One of the bunks that slept between 70-100 of the sailors who could be on the submarine at one time. The enlisted sailors shared a bunk which means while one man worked, the other slept and then exchange duties/sleep

Keegan steering the submarine.

Part of the communication equipment on board.

Space for laundry was at a premium so it was hung any space available. There was only one washing machine for the entire ship and could only be used when fresh water was available.

Keegan climbing through one of the bulkheads.

Carol climbing through a bulkhead. Carol and I were told before we began the tour to

take the ramp topside and look down into the hatch at the ladder we would have to climb down and climb up and there were several bulkheads that we would have to climb through. Are we physically able to take the tour? We did just that and decided that we could make it...and we did!

Hunter and a bulkhead.

Lake Erie With the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the background.

Deck and one of it's deck side guns.

The three guys with whom I travel.

Keegan and Hunter manning the guns. It took teamwork to shoot the gun. Hunter's seat moves the pitch and Keegan's seat moves the yaw so to aim, they must work together.

From USS Cod we went to the Lake View Cemetery were James Garfield is buried

I loved this sign at the cemetery: "We do life cycles, not bicycles."

It was a beautiful monument nearly 180 feet high. The guide told us that it was equivalent to an 18-story building.

There were marble panels that depicted Garfield's life. This one shows him after the assassination being cared for by doctors. He was shot once in the shoulder and once in the chest. They were able to remove the bullet from the shoulder but could not find the other one. During the 80 days that followed doctors repeatedly probed for it and in the process caused the wound to become infected and he died from the infection.

This panel shows his election.

In the center of the memorial was a statue of Garfield. This ring of lights hung above it. It has 20 lights which represents that he was the 20th president.

The dome of the memorial.

There were fourteen stained glass windows around the center of the memorial representing the 13 original states and the fourteenth is Ohio. The lady of New York window is holding a White House and the Ohio lady (below) is holding a log cabin representing Garfield's rise from a log cabin to the White House. He was the only man who was an elected representative to hold office of president. He was the last president to be born in a log cabin.

His flag-covered casket and the casket of his wife along with the cremated remains of his daughter and her husband lie here. His casket is the only presidential casket that can be seen by the public.

I saw this painted on a wall in the city and liked what it said.

I snapped this picture of this tiny diner as we were driving to CB Sweeties Candy Warehouse. I don't know if the picture does it justice. It is very, very small.

BA Sweeties Candy Warehouse. It is the largest candy store in the USA. It was overwhelming to walk through the aisles. You could find any kind of candy that is made in this store. After buying some for ourselves, we had shakes at their ice cream parlor.

Drove by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. We did not stop

We got back to the camp at 5:00 p.m. It was a great day. I think everyone really enjoyed each place we stopped. I have to give a special "thanks" to Hunter for being our navigator. If it hadn't been for his navigational skills, we may still be in downtown Cleveland! Time for a fire and more s'mores!

PHOTOS ADDED TO BLOG ON 7-9-23

James Garfield Memorial

Statue of Garfield in rotunda of memorial.

Lights above statue. It has 20 lights to represent that he is the 20th president.

Caskets of President Garfield and his wife. His daughter and her husband are also on display in urns. This room is located directly under the rotunda.