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Grant
at Long Branch: |
| Today, somewhere on the grounds of an ocean side
retreat center in Long Branch, New Jersey, is the exact site of what
was, for a time, the bustling center of the executive branch of the
United States during a pivotal period of the nation’s history. This
was the site of the summer White House of President Ulysses S. Grant
from 1869 through 1876. There is no marker, no indication of the
presence of one of the most important Americans in history, just a lawn
by the Jersey shore.
President Grant’s close ties to this seaside community are not commonly remembered today. But it was to Long Branch, in fact, that President Grant and his family journeyed each summer from 1869 to 1877, to escape the literal and political heat of Washington, D.C. The president took such extended working vacations at the resort that Long Branch came to be known as the nation’s summer capital. Grant continued to visit there after his presidency, and was considered to be the community’s first citizen until quite late in his life. |
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