General Grant National Memorial
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Contact Information:
Riverside Drive and 122nd St.
New York, NY 10027
212-666-1640
http://www.nps.gov/gegr/
Size: 0.75 acre
Location: Near the intersection of Riverside Dr. and West 122nd St. in New York City.
Description: This memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who brought the Civil War to an end, includes the tombs of General and Mrs. Grant. As the President of the United States (1869-1877), Grant signed the act establishing the first national park, Yellowstone, on March 1, 1872.
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courtesy of the National Park Service |
Operating Hours:
Open year round 9:00am-5:00pm except January 1,
Thanksgiving Day and December 25.
History: Dedicated on April 27, 1897. National Park Service administration authorized on August 14, 1958.
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