Grant's Tomb

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Grant's Tomb, July 2010

General Grant National Memorial or Grant's Tomb is a memorial and resting place of 18th President of the United States and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Grant.

The tomb is in Manhattan, New York City, New York.^[1] The tomb was constructed by the United States Congress. The tomb was constructed in 1890 (five years after Grant's death) and was finished on April 22 1897 (Grant's 75th birthday).

In 1902, Julia Grant died and was later buried in the tomb. The tomb was decaying or falling apart and was vandalised during the 1980s until the tomb was fixed and restored in 1994.^[2] The tomb was rededicated in April 27, 1997. It was later named an United States National Landmark.

Grant's Tomb Media

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Temporary tomb in Riverside Park, 1893
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President Harrison lays the ceremonial cornerstone in 1892
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Grant's Tomb on dedication day, April 27, 1897
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Plate 138 from: Bromley, George W. and Walter S. Atlas of the Borough of Manhattan City of New York. Desk and library edition. (New York: G. W. Bromley and Co., 1916)* * FOR KEY TO MAP SYMBOLS, CLICK HERE.
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The eagle statues outside Grant's Tomb were salvaged from the New York City Post Office in 1938.
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Interior of the tomb, looking up from crypt level
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The dome was repainted in 1974.
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Grant's Tomb, interior detail
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The back side of Grant's Tomb in October 2021, closed to the public

References

↑ Kahn, David (January 1980). General Grant National Memorial Historical Resource Study (PDF). Manhattan Cites.
↑ "CITYarts project to restore The Rolling Bench". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-15.

Other websites

Official website
Grant Monument Association
Grant's funeral and the mausoleum Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Kahn, David (January 1980). General Grant National Memorial Historical Resource Study (PDF). Manhattan Cites.

[2] "CITYarts project to restore The Rolling Bench". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-15.

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