After stopping by the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, we continued west. We spent the night on the Illinois side of the Mississippi outside of St Louis and headed into the city the next morning. First up was the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. We also visited Union Station and the Transportation Museum ( I like trains )
As a civil war history nerd, I'm always up for anything related to the war. Plus, Grant was from Ohio. Ohioans stick together! There's a visitors center, very helpful rangers, the tour of White Haven and a museum to explore. There's also Grant's Farm next door if you are so inclined to explore there.
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| White Haven front view |
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| White Haven back view |
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| I found it interesting that it was a slave plantation |
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| Construction details of the house |
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| And of course his war horse was named Cincinnati! |
Union Station:
