Since 1789, the United States has voted in 45 different individuals (and counting) into the office of the President of the United States (while there have been 46 presidencies, Grover Cleveland served as both the 22nd and 24th President). Currently, there are six living Presidents and the other 39 are buried in various places around…
Month: August 2021
Church of the Presidents (Quincy, MA)
The “Church of the Presidents” in Quincy, MA, is actually the United First Parish Church (circa 1828). It earned that nickname because two United States Presidents are buried in a crypt beneath the church: John Adams (2nd President of the United States) and his son, John Quincy Adams (6th President of the United States). Today,…
Colony House (Newport, RI)
The Colony House in historic Newport, Rhode Island, is the fourth oldest state house still standing in the United States and one of the most prominent buildings in town. It has stood the test of time and has served as a symbol of both British colonial rule and early American Republic government. Today, the Colony…
The Battle of Cedar Mountain
The Battle of Cedar Mountain was fought on a hot late summer day in Culpeper County, Virginia. Union General Nathaniel P. Banks and the Union Second Corps duked it out with famed Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson in pitched battle in the shadow of Cedar Mountain, which ultimately resulted in a southern victory. Today,…
Old Norwichtown Cemetery (Norwich, CT)
Norwich, Connecticut was founded in 1659 by Reverend James Fitch and Major John Mason, who brought along settlers from nearby Saybrook. The town’s population grew and throughout the colonial period and early Republic, Norwich produced some of America’s brightest minds, strongest leaders, soldiers, druggists, industrialists, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and one particularly…
Grove Street Cemetery (New Haven, CT)
Nestled amidst historic Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut is a pastoral burial ground, where some of America’s most prominent minds and leaders lie at rest. From poets, military officers, inventors, educators, Yale alumni, and politicians, Grove Street Cemetery has attracted many to its quaint grounds. If you are ever in New Haven or even…