Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

1. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Inscription.
U.S. Grant, general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States, 18th president and first native Ohioan to be elected chief executive, lived in this house from 1824 to 1839. Jesse R. Grant, his father, built the original part fronting Water Street in 1824 and later built an addition fronting Main Cross Street, now Grant Avenue.

"This place remained my home, until at the age of seventeen, in 1839, I went to West Point."
Memoirs of U.S. Grant

Erected 1966 by The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-8.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 38° 51.958′ N, 83° 54.108′ W. Marker is in Georgetown, Ohio, in Brown County. Memorial is on East Grant Avenue west of North Water Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Georgetown OH 45121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. General Thomas Lyon Hamer (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Grant Boyhood Home (a few steps from this

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marker); Ulysses Grant (a few steps from this marker); Life in the 1800s (within shouting distance of this marker); Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant (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 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Georgetown.

Additional commentary.
1. National Historic Landmark Status
On Feb. 4, 1985 U.S. Grant Boyhood Home was added to the National Historic Landmark list. 76001374 In 1976, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

— Submitted September 29, 2020, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

2. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

3. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Photo of the license plate of the caretaker of the boyhood home

Photographed By Don Morfe, August 21, 2008

4. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Photo of the back yard of Boyhood Home

Photographed By Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

5. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Photographed By Craig Doda, July 27, 2020

6. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Photographed By Craig Doda, June 2, 2022

7. Ulysses S. Grant Boyhood Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 5. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 6. submitted on February 5, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 7. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.