Aug. 18, 2017
The Equinox resort has a lot of history - over 200 years in fact. American Revolutionaries gathered at the Marsh Tavern and it has been visited by four U.S. presidents including William Howard Taft, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt (who actually gave a campaign speech close to where I'm standing) and Benjamin Harrison.
Mary Todd Lincoln and her sons spent time here in 1864 and made plans to come back here with her husband the following year. The hotel constructed a special suite and anticipated their arrival. Sadly, he was assassinated in April 1865 and never made it. However, their son loved this area so much that he built a home just down the road from here.
The view from the courtyard.
Verdict: It's lovely. It's a great place to stay, walk around, have dinner, etc. But it's not a must-do before you die.
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