Here's your map. Plan next summer's car trip now. (Somewhere in my disheveled office, I have a book describing how each Justice died. I think it's called "Leaving the Court." Interesting reading. Harrowing to see what killed people 100 or 200 years ago.)
ADDED: Oh, it's called "Leaving the Bench." Still can't find my copy.
November 21, 2006
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1) It's faintly interesting that only seven of the grave sites are west of the Mississipi. (and two of those are withing a couple of miles of it
2) Neither of the St. Paul Minn. twins (Burger and Blackmun) were buried in St. Paul, but a third Justice (Butler..all three names began with "B"?) is.
It wasn't supreme court justices, but a few years back my family took a trip out east, and we planned visits to a dozen US presidents' gravesites. We got our idea based upon the book "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?", a very good book about the presidents, their last days, and their burial sites.
I recall that my wife and I found the road trip interesting, though my daughters found it less so. Since then, we've also gotten to an additional 4 gravesites when we were in their area. I don't know if I'll make it to them all, but it does provide for an interesting diversion on road trips.
Justices-in-grave instead of grave injustices.
Ruth Adams:
Good one.
ROTFLMAO
I'll be in Chicago next weekend, but I don't plan on visiting Justice Fuller.
Where's John Marshal??
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