Born: April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio (Visited: June 2011)
Died: July 23, 1885, in Wilton, N.Y.
Burial Place: General Grant National Memorial in New York, N.Y.. (Visited: August 2008)
Birthplace
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The Grant family moved from this house less than a year after his birth. |
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The U.S. Grant Birthplace Historic Site includes four other properties besides the president's birthplace. |
Burial Place
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Grant is buried at General Grant National Memorial in Riverside Park in New York City. |
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Commonly called Grant's Tomb, the monument was completed in 1897 - 12 years after the president's death. |
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Ulysses and Julia Grant are buried in identical red granite sarcophagi. |
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