Category Archives: Presidential graves

Chester Alan Arthur (b. October 5, 1829, Fairfield, Vermont – November 18, 1886) was the 21st President of the United States (1881–85). He assumed the office upon the death of James Garfield who was felled by an assassin’s bullet and a host of … Continue reading →

50 years ago today, Jacqueline Kennedy lit the eternal flame marking the grave of the fallen president, John F. Kennedy, who lies buried in Arlington National Cemetery.  The flame was requested by Mrs. Kennedy who was inspired by several sources including … Continue reading →

The elegant 14 and a half foot tall Stony Creek granite monument designed by James Earl Frazer marks the graves of United States President William Howard Taft and his wife and First Lady, Helen Herron Taft.  Gold lettering states their names … Continue reading →

HERE REST THE REMAINS OF JAMES BUCHANAN FIFTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BORN IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, PA. APRIL 23, 1791: DIED AT WHEATLAND. JUNE 1, 1868. James Buchanan served as president from 1857 to the eve of the Civil … Continue reading →

When John Tyler became the president after the death of William Henry Harrison, he was referred to by the political wags of the day as “His Accidency.”  Millard Fillmore was the second president to ascend to the office upon the … Continue reading →

Grant’s Tomb was dedicated on April 27th, 1897, President Grant’s 75th anniversary of his birth.  His mausoleum was to be the centerpiece of Riverside Park.  For many years it was a gathering place.  But by the 1970s the tomb had … Continue reading →

President Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer July 23, 1885, only 4 days after he finished writing his memoirs, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant.  He was mired in debt from financial catastrophes and bad investments, but Mark Twain’s … Continue reading →

James Knox Polk was born at Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on November 2, 1795.  Polk was an accomplished politician representing Tennessee in Congress and serving as Speaker of the House of Representatives (1835–1839).  He was later elected Governor of Tennessee … Continue reading →

“In the great fulfillment, we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.” –U.S. Senator, Warren G. Harding, Republican National Convention, 1916 Warren Gamaliel … Continue reading →

 Lucy Webb Hayes served as hostess.  What she did not serve, however, was wine.  Lucy, a Methodist and teetotaler, became known as “Lemonade Lucy.”  One wag remarked after one festive event at the Executive Mansion, that the “water flowed like wine!”  The … Continue reading →