U.S. Grant Birthplace and Grant Commemorative Sites Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Grant Birthplace and Grant Commemorative Sites Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Monroe Township, Ohio was the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, who was born there in 1822. The home was built in 1817, and in 1821 Jesse Root Grant wed Hannah Simpson Grant (Ulysses's parents) and they moved into the home where they paid $2 a month rent.Picone, Louis L. Where the Presidents Were Born: The History & Preservation of the Presidential Birthplaces (2012) The future president lived in Point Pleasant for less than a year, as his family moved to Georgetown one month before his first birthday.Road Trip: Ulysses S. Grant's Birthplace , National Public Radio via WOSU, 2012-07-30. Accessed 2014-02-13. Read more on Wikipedia
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