General Grant Memorial - New York, NY
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A historical marker at the General Grant National Memorial.
Waymark Code: WMYN47
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2018
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The sign says, "General Grant Memorial, popularly known as “Grant’s Tomb,” is the largest mausoleum in America. Its monumental size reflects the public admiration for Ulysses S. Grant --- Union general during the Civil War, and 18th President of the United States.
After President Benjamin Harrison laid the cornerstone in 1892, it took six years to build the 150-foot-high memorial, using 8,000 tons of granite. Huge crowds attended the dedication in 1897 to honor the man they credited with winning the Civil War, ending slavery, and reuniting the nation.
“I have given the subject of arming the Negro my hearty support. This, with the emancipation of the Negro, is the heaviest blow yet given the Confederacy….They will make good soldiers and by taking them from the enemy weakens him in the same proportion they strengthen us.”
- Ulysses S. Grant, 1864"
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
New York, NY
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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