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!

From My August 2022 Visit!

From My January 2024 Visit!

The Original Burial Vault

From My August 2022 Visit
From My January 2024 Visit

The Original Burial Vault at Congressional Cemetery

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

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

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Recommended Reading for Zachary Taylor

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