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EISENHOWER#1 I Like Ike LbNA #11917 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Oct 31, 2004
Location:
City:Denison
County:Grayson
State:Texas
Boxes:1
Planted by:Celtic Lions
Found by: photopam
Last found:Aug 17, 2015
Status:FFF
Last edited:Oct 31, 2004
STATUS: COnfirmed as of 9/24/05

PLANTED BY: Ruby Tuesday,The Gentleman,Tenderfoot & Sandy; stamp by Cactus Licker

DIFFICULTY:Moderately easy

DISTANCE to LETTERBOX: 15 minutes one way. Trail is rocky and uneven. Climbing back up the wooden railroad tie steps from the fishing pier is a little steep for small children.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: Campers in the Eisenhower State Park may win an "I LIKE IKE" souvenir by taking part in a campground scavenger hunt; check at the Park Campground entrance for details.

DIRECTIONS: Eisenhower State Park is located northwest of Denison TX, on the shores of Lake Texoma.

BACKGROUND: When Dwight D. Eisenhower was running for 34th President of the United States in 1952, his campaign workers handed out buttons with the almost irresistible slogan: “I LIKE IKE!” He won the race in a sweeping victory.
When he ran for a second term four years later, the new buttons read “I STILL LIKE IKE!” (It was a kinder, gentler time for garnering votes!)
Born in Dennison, Texas on October 14th, 1890 to a poor family, Eisenhower was the third of seven sons. He excelled in sports in high school, and received an appointment to West Point. Stationed in Texas as a second lieutenant, he met debutante Mamie Geneva Doud, whom he married in 1916.
Bringing to the presidency his compelling presence and prestige as Supreme Commander of the victorious forces in Europe during World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower obtained a truce in Korea and worked untiringly during his two terms to ease the tensions of the Cold War.
Eisenhower once stated that "The United States never lost a soldier or a foot of ground during my administration. We kept the peace."


CLUES: Obtain a campground map and find the Fishing Pier sign in the Fossil Ridge area near campsite 155. About halfway down the slippery wooden steps to the fishing pier is a trail running crosswise. Take the trail going left ( there is a large stone leaning against a tree at the entrance to this trail).Roughly 35 steps along the trail you will see a broken cement and rock outcropping. Follow the trail another 10 steps, and you'll see a tree to your right with almost as many trunks as there are CelticLions ( counting the dogs!!!).Take 10 paces off the trail towards the tree and search around at the back of the tree under the leaning rock.