Season 3, Episode 7-Andrew Jackson’s Tomb

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“I hope to meet you all in heaven…” Andrew Jackson’s last words were sharing his faith, a surprise likely to the many people who crossed the 7th President. Learn about Andrew Jackson’s post-Presidency, his death, his burial, and commemorations!

Make sure to listen to Andrew Jackson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Andrew Jackson and the Waxhaws“ on his birthplace!

Also, be sure to listen to Andrew Jackson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage” on his home!

Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage official site.

The Hermitage and Slavery from the official website.

The Hermitage from the National Park Service.

From My August 2022 Visit!

Andrew Jackson’s gravesite at the Hermitage
The cupola over the gravesite
Andrew and Rachel’s markers
Andrew Jackson’s grave marker
Rachel’s more elaborate marker
The markers and cupola
Uncle Alfred’s gravesite near the cupola

From My March 2013 Visit!

Andrew Jackson’s gravesite
Under the cupola
The two markers
Andrew Jackson’s marker
The cemetery in the rose garden

From My June 2014 Visit!

The cupola
The Jackson cupola in the garden

From My June 2017 Visit!

The cupola
Both markers
The gardens in bloom
In the Hermitage Rose Garden
Gravesite marker for Andrew Jackson
Gravesite marker for Rachel Jackson
President Theodore Roosevelt’s Visit
Donald Trump at Andrew Jackson’s grave

Statues of Andrew Jackson

In the Capitol Rotunda
Andrew Jackson and the Rotunda
New Orleans’ Jackson Square
Jackson Square
In Lafayette Square in front of the White House
Lafayette Square
In front of the Tennessee State House (with my friend Patrick!)
Nashville
In Nashville, at night
In Rapid City

Andrew Jackson Gravesite: Andrew Jackson’s The Hermitage, 4580 Rachel’s Lane, Hermitage, Tennessee.

Robert Remini, Andrew Jackson, The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845.
H.W. Brands, Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times.
Jon Meacham, American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.
David Brown, The First Populist The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson.

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