Jesse Root Grant's tannery photograph   Save
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection
Description: Exterior view of Grant's tannery and wagon in Georgetown, Ohio, as it appeared on Sept. 8, 1892. The front of the building is festooned with American flags, and two unidentified men stand in front. Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873), father of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, once operated this tannery. The Grant's home, in which Ulysses lived from 1823 until he left for West Point in 1839, was located nearby. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04550
Subjects: Brown County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant Family; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places: Georgetown (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)