Category Archives: Presidential Sites

Grant Birthplace — Point Pleasant, Ohio

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Roger

We didn’t want to make the trip home from Gatlinburg in one day, so we looked for somewhere to stop along the way. Which, for us, of course means dead president stuff. Point Pleasant is a small town on the … Continue reading →

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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site — Greeneville, Tennessee

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Roger

On Wednesday, my wife and I ditched the family and drove 50 miles east to Greeneville to see Andrew Johnson’s house. Johnson is one of the more obscure presidents, but this site was one of the more impressive historic parks … Continue reading →

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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Square — Alton, Illinois

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Roger

When I decided earlier this year that I’d like to visit the sites of all seven of Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas, I never thought I’d have opportunities to visit four of them within the next three months. The … Continue reading →

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Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum — Charleston, Illinois

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Roger

Our final stop before heading for home was the site of the fourth debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. The debate was held on September 18, 1858, before an estimated 12,000 people on the Coles County Fairgrounds. We opened … Continue reading →

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Reuben Moore Home State Historic Site — Lerna, Illinois

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Roger

When the Lincoln’s lived at Goosenest Prairie (see previous post), there was a small community a mile up the road named Farmington. There never was much to the town, and most of what there was is now gone. One house … Continue reading →

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