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Grant Cottage
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Grant Cottage Marker | | |
Inscription. Approaching road to house
on Mount McGregor where
Ulysses S. Grant
died July 23, 1885
Erected by State of New York.
Location. 43° 11.693′ N, 73° 44.788′ W. Marker is in Wilton, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is on Mount McGregor Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is located at the entrance to the Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility. Marker is in this post office area: Gansevoort NY 12831, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Grant’s Last View of the Valley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grant’s Last Trip to the Eastern Outlook (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ulysses S. Grant (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ulysses S. Grant Died (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Hotel and Ulysses S. Grant at Mt. McGregor (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Grant Cottage (approx. 1.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Wilton.
Also see . . .
1. Biography of Ulysses Simpson Grant. (Submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Grant Cottage Marker | | |
2. Grant Cottage State Historic Site. (Submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.)
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Marker at the the Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Grant Cottage | | Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs in this cottage atop Mt. McGregor just a few days before his death here on July 23, 1885. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Grant Cottage Death Room | | Pres. Grant died in this room on July 23, 1885. | | |
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By Bill Coughlin, June 27, 2012 | |
| | | 6. Grant's Funeral Flowers | | Several floral arrangements from Grant's funeral are displayed in the dining room at Grant Cottage. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 128 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey.
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