Our last night of travel before we reached Dallas, we stayed in Eisenhower State Park in
Denison, Texas. It is a really lovely little park and since it was not Federal it was open.
When we went into town for dinner, we saw a sign that answered our why Eisenhower State Park.
Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison and lived there for 18 months. This was his home.
His father was from Kansas and although all his family were farmers, David, Dwight's father, did not want to work as a farmer. He sold the land he inherited and bought a store. He lost the store and moved to Texas for work. He worked on the railroad and this was the home he rented while in Denison and where Dwight was born.
This is the room Dwight was born in and the trunk at the foot of the bed is very similar to one I have from my grandmother, in storage in California.
Cradle and rocking chair in that same room.
Parlor
Dining Room
High chair with wheels.
Kitchen, wood burning stove, and ice box.
In Eisenhower's later years, he took up painting.
Painting by Ike.
Some of the smallest museums are the best. This was one.
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