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U.S. Grant Boyhood Home

 
 
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
1. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker
Inscription.
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site posses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1985
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsLandmarksNotable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1985.
 
Location. 38° 51.956′ N, 83° 54.116′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. It is on East Grant Avenue just west of North Water Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 E Grant Ave, Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Thomas Lyon Hamer (here, next to this marker); Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home (a few steps from this marker); Ulysses Grant (within shouting distance of this marker); Life in the 1800s (within shouting distance of this marker); Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gen. U. S. Grant First School (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Davis Ammen House (about 500 feet away); Georgetown (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.
 
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
2. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker
Nearby dedication plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 2, 2022
3. Nearby dedication plaque
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 29, 2026