Season 1, Episode 21-Chester Alan Arthur and Fairfield

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Chester Alan Arthur, one of our lesser known Presidents (even for the Gilded Age), the fourth man to ascend to the office from the vice presidency (the second because of an assassination) and another birthplace controversy!

Check out Chester Alan Arthur’s birthplace commemorations in Fairfield, Vermont, the first of two Green Mountain State presidents!

Chester Arthur Birthplace from Vermont’s State Historic Sites.

“Mystery of Chester Arthur’s Birthplace” from Vermont History.

Chester Arthur Birthplace from Roadside America.

“A President’s Origins”, A Recent Article on Arthur’s Birthplace Controversy.

Be sure to listen to Chester Alan Arthur’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Chester Alan Arthur and Manhattan” for his home!

Also, be sure to listen to Chester Alan Arthur’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “Chester Alan Arthur’s Tomb” for his gravesite!

From My July 2020 Visit!

4588 Chester Arthur Road, East Fairfield, Vermont.

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2. S3 E36 Lyndon Johnson's Tomb 49:15
3. S3 E35 John F Kennedy's Tomb 56:24
4. S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb 53:00
5. S3 E33 Harry S Truman's Tomb 49:49

Recommended Reading for Chester Alan Arthur

Greenburger, Scott. The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur.

Reeves, Thomas. Gentleman Boss: The Life of Chester Alan Arthur.

Doyle, Burton. Lives of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.