Season 3, Episode 12-Zachary Taylor’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 12: Zachary Taylor’s Tomb

Head to Louisville, Kentucky, and the boyhood home of Zachary Taylor, where today he lies buried in a cemetery bearing his name. Learn about Zachary Taylor’s violent illness, death, burial, and more!

Make sure to listen to Zachary Taylor’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1,  “Zachary Taylor and Montebello” on his birthplace!

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

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery from the National Cemetery Association and Department of Veteran Affairs.

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery from Explore Kentucky History.

“Zachary Taylor’s Well-Traveled Remains” from the Department of Veteran Affairs.

From My June 2015 Visit!

Zachary Taylor’s memorial and mausoleum
Zachary Taylor’s memorial shaft
Zachary Taylor
The mausoleum where the Taylors are buried
Inside the mausoleum

From My August 2022 Visit!

Zachary Taylor’s mausoleum
The mausoleum
Approaching the burial site
Looking in the mausoleum
Wide angle view
From the opposite direction
With the memorial shaft
Zachary Taylor atop his memorial
The memorial and mausoleum

From My January 2024 Visit!

At the mausoleum
Zachary Taylor’s mausoleum
The inscription
Inside the mausoleum
The memorial
Zachary Taylor and me
At the Zachary Taylor memorial

The Original Burial Vault

From My August 2022 Visit
The vault, built into the hill
Entrance to the vault
The plaque on top of the vault
From My January 2024 Visit
The original burial spot
Quiet and peaceful
Taylor’s first resting spot

The Original Burial Vault at Congressional Cemetery

The Public Vault at Congressional Cemetery
Opened up
At the Public Vault
Death of Zachary Taylor
Funeral of Zachary Taylor, Library of Congress
The White House, site of Zachary Taylor’s death.
Postcard of Zachary Taylor’s Monument
Statue of Zachary Taylor, Rapid City
Statue of Zachary Taylor, Green Bay
Bust of Zachary Taylor, US Capitol
Bust of Zachary Taylor, defaced on January 6th, 2021 from New York Times

Zachary Taylor Gravesite: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, 4701 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, Kentucky.

Check Out the Most Recent Episodes!

S3 E34 Dwight Eisenhower's Tomb – Visiting the Presidents

"I want to go. I'm ready to go. God, take me." The last words of Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States and hero of World War II. Learn about the end of his term, his post-Presidency, health struggles, death, 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/2026/03/24/season-3-episode-34-dwight-eisenhowers-tomb/Season 1's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Denison" on his birthplace!Season 2's Dwight Eisenhower Episode: "Dwight Eisenhower and Gettysburg" on his homes!Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! 
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Recommended Reading for Zachary Taylor

K Jack Bauer, Zachary Taylor, Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest
https://www.amazon.com/Zachary-Taylor-soldier-White-House/dp/B0007EOOYW/ref=sr_1_9?crid=MVOLAWXU8MPY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MEDoo63IDdBqzHrmbWLFE1VnQoDVTd-ixC9D2E3erpxNl6a5ZIo6OGOQaNJTwNZfUYKylmuoIiQukrHdv3FSzLdiigW6T-VmDERHZF5XJ3XcmNntAtAkpoYhS2nq3H44tO2kz1piJ-Gs2mQgzW-mo0Q-vuKW_eSnvmINThRj4mfDE9WN1KVoxA5Hx1qsJ6NzLDajptEnIK6vrCgQv0v6pZvR-Je2dIkpp8pPQ00bx3I.6J4p660V-ZTJwp2nu4AutyKY0qDnT6Jf000YEsch5l8&dib_tag=se&keywords=zachary+taylor+biography&qid=1725417230&sprefix=zachary+taylor+biograph%2Caps%2C274&sr=8-9
Holman Hamilton, Zachary Taylor: Soldier in the White House
Silas B McKinley and Silas Bent, Old Rough and Ready: Zachary Taylor, A Biography.
John S D Eisenhower, Zachary Taylor

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