Route 66 Fetch & Stretch Dog Park

Route 66 Fetch and Stretch Dog Park. . , Ulysses and Rosie , Ulysses S. Grant was famous for his love of horses. He also had more pets in the White House than any other president, including a gamecock, a parrot, several dogs, and a multitude of horses and ponies. But if you wandered down to the presidential barn you would often see him eating his dinner with his horses and his favorite dog Rosie. Published accounts record that he often spent time talking to both Rosie and his horses in the barn. Don't you just wish you were a horsefly on the wall?, A Grieving Nation , April 21, 1865 , Lincoln's Funeral Train began its journey from Washington, DC to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. It is estimated that over 1,500,000 people viewed his remains along the route. On May 2, 1865 the hearse carried his coffin to the depot of the St. Louis and Alton Railroad in Chicago and traveled along the tracks next to what would become Route 66. The train made stops at several local towns including, Pontiac, Chenoa, Lexington, Towanda and Bloomington., Lincoln and Fido , If you saw Abraham Lincoln running errands in Springfield, Illinois you probably would have spotted his dog Fido tagging along. Fido was a floppy-eared yellow mutt that was well known to the locals and their local pets. He would spend his days following his master around town, often carrying packages for him. A pampered pet, Fido was allowed to sleep on the Lincoln's fine horsehair bed. Fido's fame continued after his passing as his name became a popular dog name both in real life and in children's book.