Season 1, Episode 3: Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell
Founding Father and an exciting adventure tracking down as his birthplace! Listen as we travel to Shadwell and chart Jefferson’s childhood and upbringing, the odd path his birthsite has taken since it burned to the ground, his education and family, and more!
Make sure to listen toThomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Thomas Jefferson and Monticello” for his homes!
Also, listen to Thomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb” for his gravesite!
From My May 2017 Visit!
Sign at Shadwell.With the Shadwell sign!The locked gate and path leading to the marker and birth site. After talking with the man farming the field, I found the clearing and the rock…in the distance.The marker, at the left of the image.Getting closer.The St Louis Historical Society marker.
From My July 2021 Visit!
Jefferson Birthplace Marker Locked gate 😦 Day 2: UNLOCKED! The clearing where the marker is.Jefferson Birthplace marker. Loved it Clearly very excited! Looking up the mountain from the birthplace!
Thomas Jefferson’s marker completely obscured! A closer lookWith the marker, under the brushJust doesn’t seem rightTowards the birth site
From My July 2024 Visit!
Brush cleared awayWith the birthplace signAn open gate! The clearing where the stone had beenAt the location siteWhere the stone had been
From My Visit to Tuckahoe!
Thomas Jefferson’s childhood home, TuckahoeTuckahoe entranceUp the path to TuckahoeMarker at TuckahoeWith Thomas Jefferson’s marker Tuckahoe mapTuckahoe gardensTuckahoeTuckahoe H-frameTuckahoe schoolhouse where Thomas Jefferson received his educationTuckahoeGardensShaded tunnelTuckahoe
"I would like to thank Gerald Ford for all he has done to heal our land," Jimmy Carter said in his inaugural address in 1977 and then repeated during his eulogy in 2007, capping one of our longest post-Presidencies. Learn about Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, and the end of his term, his post-Presidency, death, funeral, and burial, as well as the gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2026/10/13/season-3-episode-38-gerald-fords-tomb/Season 1's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Omaha" on his birthplace!Season 2's Gerald Ford Episode: "Gerald Ford and Alexandria" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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