This is the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the US. He was the first president elected who was born in Ohio. He was also the youngest president up until that time – he was 46 when he was inaugurated. Prior to his presidency, Grant was the victorious Commanding General in the Civil War.Moscow overlooks the Ohio River, about 25 miles east of Cincinnati.
Boyhood Home of Ulysses S. Grant Georgetown OH
Grant lived in Georgetown until he went off to West Point.Georgetown is a cute small town.Boyhood home of Ulysses S. GrantGrant attended this school in Georgetown. As with the birthplace and boyhood home, we were there too early in the morning to go inside – they were all closed.I was able to get this picture of the schoolroom, which is typical of schools in the 1820s and 1830s.Native Son statue.Lee and Grant, together again.We travelled through deep countryside in Ohio.
Ohio Statehouse Columbus OH
This is the rear entrance of the capitol. I totally blew this one. The “dome” such as it is, is not visible from this side. It is, however, perfectly visible on the other side, but I forgot to go around the block. If we would have driven around the block, we would have seen this…Darn it!This is what we saw at a diagonal.Looking up inside the rotunda.This Ohio maps has a different tile for each county.Liberty Bell replica.Abraham Lincoln bust.Abraham Lincoln bust atop a memorial of the Battle of Vicksburg.Senate chamberHouse of Representatives chamber
Columbus OH
Almost heaven, and almost home. Here is a West Virginia countryside farm scene.West Virginia countryside
The End!
We made it home Thursday night. It is hard to believe we were gone two weeks and packed so many things into each day. We saw so much of the beauty of God’s creation, and so much history! America is such a great country! This trip we crossed twelve presidents off the list! And five state capitols!
And all five Great Lakes!
OntarioErieHuronSuperiorMichigan
We hope you have enjoyed seeing what we have been up to the last couple weeks!
