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In 1854, Grant farmed on his brother-in-law's property near St. Louis, using slaves owned by Julia's father, but it did not succeed. Two years later, Grant and family moved to a section of his father-in-law's farm; to give his family a home, built a house he called "Hardscrabble".
June 23, 1986. Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is a 9.65-acre (3.91 ha) United States National Historic Site located 10 mi (16 km) southwest of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, within the municipality of Grantwood Village, Missouri. The site, also known as White Haven, commemorates the life, military career and presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
A higher threshold means fewer Illinois farmers would be subject to the tax, administered by the Illinois Attorney General's Office. The current tax has proven to be especially arduous to family ...
Former State Rep. and U.S. Congressman Tom Ewing said his family's farm in McLean County has been in his family for 170 years. Illinois family 'holding on to heritage' for 170 years and counting ...
The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and later the 18th president of the United States. The home was designed by William Dennison [3] and constructed in 1859 - 1860. [2] The home was given to Grant by residents of Galena in 1865 as thanks for his war service, and has been ...
Grant's Farm is a historic farm, and long-standing landmark in Grantwood Village, Missouri, built by Ulysses S. Grant on land given to him and his wife by his father in law Frederick Fayette Dent shortly after they became married in 1848. It has also served as a residence of various members of the Busch family.
The Leman family of Eureka, Illinois, poses for a photo on the Illinois Farm Families website. The family is scheduled to be part of regional commercial to air during Super Bowl 58 on Sunday, Feb ...