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A few days ago I showed the outside of Grant's Tomb in Morningside Heights. Here are the tombs themselves, of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States and Civil War Army General, and his wife Julia. According to Wikipedia New York City was chosen as the burial site for Ulysses Grant so that Mrs. Grant could visit frequently, and because Grant was grateful to New Yorkers for their outpouring of affection during his later years.Thursday, November 19, 2009
Grant's Tomb - photo 2
A few days ago I showed the outside of Grant's Tomb in Morningside Heights. Here are the tombs themselves, of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States and Civil War Army General, and his wife Julia. According to Wikipedia New York City was chosen as the burial site for Ulysses Grant so that Mrs. Grant could visit frequently, and because Grant was grateful to New Yorkers for their outpouring of affection during his later years.
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j'aime bien avec le reflet de la fresque sur le tombeau.
Intersting post , nice to learn a bit of history !
Good to see the memorial and tomb well maintained, which sadly was not the case years ago. I read that those reflected frescoes that Olivier mentioned were restored, too.
Very interesting...Thanks for telling us , "the rest of the story" History is fascinating!
That memorial must be quite huge, and the fact it's outside Washington DC.
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