President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site - Hope AR
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 33° 40.032 W 093° 35.796
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The President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located in Hope, Arkansas. The 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, spent the first four years of his life in this house, born on August 19, 1946.
Waymark Code: WM17GAK
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/17/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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THE PLACE:
The President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located at 17 South Hervey Street, Hope, Arkansas. The house was built in 1917 by Dr. H. S. Garrett. The house was owned by Clinton's maternal grandparents, Edith Grisham and James Eldridge Cassidy, and they cared for him when his mother, Virginia, was away working as an anesthetist in New Orleans.

On May 19, 1994, the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places (as "Bill Clinton Birthplace"). Tours were offered by the Clinton Birthplace Foundation. In accordance with the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111–11 (text) (PDF)§7002), the Secretary of the Interior accepted the property on December 14, 2010, establishing it as a national historic site and a unit of the National Park System.

THE PERSON:
In this house the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton, spent the first four years of his life, having been born on August 19, 1946, at Julia Chester Hospital in Hope, Arkansas.

The above information is from Wikipedia:
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Year it was dedicated: 1994

Location of Coordinates: Building Entrance

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Type of place/structure you are waymarking: building

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