Detail of Grant's tomb
I find the quote which adorns the exterior of Grant’s tomb refreshing. “Let us have peace” are the words which closed the President’s memoirs. For a man who served his country in war, his final wish strikes me as beautiful and timely.
My original post about the General Grant National Monument is here.
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About Loren Rhoads
I'm the author of The Dangerous Type, Kill By Numbers, and No More Heroes. I am also the co-author (with Brian Thomas) of the novel Lost Angels and the author of the essay collection Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel. In addition to blogging at CemeteryTravel.com, I blog about my morbid life at lorenrhoads.com.
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Thanks so much for saying hello! You have a lovely site. You’ve inspired me to add a few more cemeteries to my “must-see” list.
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Well, you’ve certainly visited a number of places that count as “Holy Grails” for us. Thanks for whetting our appetites in that regard and for your compliments on our site.
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