Every once in a while you come across a very interesting customer request. Sometimes it’s laying down hardwood for an old prince’s palace or a celebrity that needs high quality cork flooring in their guest house. It is very rare however, to be charged with the task of providing fine tile in the style of a 1920s Pullman rail car. FloorMall is honored to be working with the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth Georgia to restore a prized piece of American history for future generations to see.
Here are some facts about President Harding and his Rail Car:
- His locomotive trip to Alaska, dubbed “the great dream of the duchess,” taken just before the end of his term was to be his last. He fell ill on the train and died soon after at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
- Some suspect that President Harding may have been killed by bad crab meat that was consumed on the train over several days while in Alaska. Some have even gone as far as to say that his wife poisoned him! Though these claims are apocryphal and have generally been discredited.
- The former President, as a testament to his dexterity and sense of adventure, even conducted the train for a portion of his trip from Wasilla to Willow Alaska with his wife, Florence Harding, in the fireman’s seat.
- President Harding was known to have a number of lady friends, including his paramour, Carrie Phillips. Interestingly, the love letters between the President and his female friends have, by court order, been sealed in the Library of Congress until the year 2014!
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