A Place Called Home
Ulysses S. Grant is known as the victorious Civil War general who saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. He first met Julia Dent, his future wife, at her family home, named White Haven. From 1854 to 1859 the Dents, Grants and an enslaved African-American workforce lived on the property.
11 Jan 2018
A great park to take in to learn the life of Ulysses S Grant. Grant lived in many places but this was were he met his wife Julia and lived for a portion of his life. We got to take in the house with a well lead tour from a ranger who gave a great run down of Grants life.. Most of Grants furniture was destroyed in a fire so the house is lacking the furnishings of his life. After a tour of the house it was on to the horse barn and location of the museum. We will be making a return to take this in as we were short on time. You can expect to spend 2 to 3 hours here to take in both the house tour and museum.
Click here for photos of our visit
NPS Website
Our 121st NPS Unit
11 Jan 2018
A great park to take in to learn the life of Ulysses S Grant. Grant lived in many places but this was were he met his wife Julia and lived for a portion of his life. We got to take in the house with a well lead tour from a ranger who gave a great run down of Grants life.. Most of Grants furniture was destroyed in a fire so the house is lacking the furnishings of his life. After a tour of the house it was on to the horse barn and location of the museum. We will be making a return to take this in as we were short on time. You can expect to spend 2 to 3 hours here to take in both the house tour and museum.
Click here for photos of our visit
NPS Website
Our 121st NPS Unit
