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Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
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Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio

The site on the Ohio State Fairgrounds where Grant's birth cabin sat for 40+ years in Columbus, OH

3 East 66th Street in NYC where Grant lived until a few weeks before he died. Its not the original home

Mount McGregor where President Grant died

marker at Mount McGregor where President Grant died

Interior of Grant's Tomb

The bed at Mount McGregor where President Grant died

Site of President Grant's original tomb (behind the current tomb)

Grant's tomb in Manhattan, NYC

Grant Park, Chicago



Stephen Merritt Burial Company, 241-243 W. 23rd Street, New York City then and now. They handled Ulysses S Grant's funeral. Prior to the funeral the empty coffin was put on display here and an astounding 70,000 people lined up to soberly walk past an EMPTY COFFIN! That's how beloved was Ulysses S Grant!
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