Season 1, Episode 12-Zachary Taylor and Montebello

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Zachary Taylor, Ol’ Rough and Ready, born in Montebello…hardly a Virginian, but a Southerner through and through.

Explore his birthplace(s) and his unique upbringing in the wilds of Kentucky, as well as his rise through the military, as well as how his views on slavery were shaped.

Montebello Plantation, from VirginiaIsForLovers.

Montebello, from the Center for Land Use Interpretation.

Barboursville Ruins, home of Governor Barbour, and designed by Thomas Jefferson.

Make sure to listen to Zachary Taylor’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Zachary Taylor and Louisville” on his homes!

Also, be sure to listen to Zachary Taylor’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Zachary Taylor’s Tomb” on his gravesite!

From My May 2017 Visit!

From My July 2021 Visit!

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My June 2023 Visit!

From My July 2024 Visit!

From My June 2022 Visit to Hare Forest!

Return to Hare Forest, June 2023!

Hare Forest Visit in July 2024!

Nearby Barboursville Ruins

Hare Forest Farm, Zachary Taylor’s OTHER Birthplace

Zachary Taylor Birthplace: 18286 Old Montebello Drive, Gordonsville, VA.

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S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb – Visiting the Presidents

"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! 

1. S3 E38 Gerald Fords Tomb 42:51
2. S3 E37 Richard Nixon's Tomb 51:15
3. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb 49:15
4. S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb 56:24
5. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb 53:00

Recommended Reading for Zachary Taylor

Bauer, K. Jack. Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest.

Holman, Hamilton. Zachary Taylor: Soldier of the Republic, and Soldier in the White House.

McKinley, Silas. Old Rough and Ready: The Life and Times of Zachary Taylor.