Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
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Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is a 9.65 acres (39,052.2 m²) United States
National Historic Site
located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown St. Louis, Missouri
within the municipality of Grantwood Village
. The site, also known as White Haven, commemorates the life, military career, and Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
. Five historic structures are preserved at the site including the childhood home of Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant; the couple lived in the home from 1854 to 1859.
White Haven was a plantation worked by slaves at the time Grant was married to his wife in 1848 and remained so until the end of the American Civil War
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The site jurisdiction is the Superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
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United States
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National Historic Site
National Historic Sites (United States)
National Historic Sites are protected areas of national historic significance in the United States. A National Historic Site usually contains a single historical feature directly associated with its subject...
located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
within the municipality of Grantwood Village
Grantwood Village, Missouri
Grantwood Village is a village in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 863 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Grantwood Village is located at ....
. The site, also known as White Haven, commemorates the life, military career, and Presidency of 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...
. Five historic structures are preserved at the site including the childhood home of Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant; the couple lived in the home from 1854 to 1859.
White Haven was a plantation worked by slaves at the time Grant was married to his wife in 1848 and remained so until the end of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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The site jurisdiction is the Superintendent of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was designated as a National Memorial by Executive Order 7523, on December 21, 1935, and is maintained by the National Park Service .The park was established to...
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