Grant Cottage State Historic Site
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Grant Cottage State Historic Site, on the slope of Mount McGregor in Wilton, New York
is an Adirondack mountain cottage first owned by banker Joseph W. Drexel. It was the site where Ulysses S. Grant
died in 1885, and is a New York State Historic Site.
Visitors can tour the historic house museum which has been furnished to reflect the Grant family's stay for six weeks in 1885. Some of the original floral arrangements from the funeral are on display, the bed in which he died is shown in the bedroom. The clock that was at the cottage when he died was stopped at 8:03am July 23, 1885 by Frederick Dent Grant
, and then he reached over and touched his fathers forehead for the last time, and can be seen in the home. A marker is located outside the cottage on the spot where Grant had his last look of the valley, it had to be gated off because many people would chip off pieces as souvenirs. A visitor center and gift shop are also located there. A plaque is located a short distance away from the cottage and memorializes the fact that Grant died there. A New York historic marker is located a few yards from the cottage.
Wilton, New York
Wilton is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 12,511 at the 2000 census.The Town of Wilton is in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Saratoga Springs, which it borders.-History:...
is an Adirondack mountain cottage first owned by banker Joseph W. Drexel. It was the site where Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
died in 1885, and is a New York State Historic Site.
Visitors can tour the historic house museum which has been furnished to reflect the Grant family's stay for six weeks in 1885. Some of the original floral arrangements from the funeral are on display, the bed in which he died is shown in the bedroom. The clock that was at the cottage when he died was stopped at 8:03am July 23, 1885 by Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General of the Army and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent...
, and then he reached over and touched his fathers forehead for the last time, and can be seen in the home. A marker is located outside the cottage on the spot where Grant had his last look of the valley, it had to be gated off because many people would chip off pieces as souvenirs. A visitor center and gift shop are also located there. A plaque is located a short distance away from the cottage and memorializes the fact that Grant died there. A New York historic marker is located a few yards from the cottage.