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’s memorial and mausoleumZachary Taylor’s memorial shaft Zachary TaylorThe mausoleum where the Taylors are buriedInside the mausoleum
From My August 2022 Visit!
Zachary Taylor’s mausoleumThe mausoleumApproaching the burial siteLooking in the mausoleumWide angle viewFrom the opposite directionWith the memorial shaftZachary Taylor atop his memorialThe memorial and mausoleum
From My January 2024 Visit!
At the mausoleumZachary Taylor’s mausoleumThe inscriptionInside the mausoleumThe memorialZachary Taylor and me At the Zachary Taylor memorial
The Original Burial Vault
From My August 2022 Visit
The vault, built into the hillEntrance to the vaultThe plaque on top of the vault
From My January 2024 Visit
The original burial spotQuiet and peacefulTaylor’s first resting spot
The Original Burial Vault at Congressional Cemetery
The Public Vault at Congressional CemeteryOpened upAt 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 CapitolBust of Zachary Taylor, defaced on January 6th, 2021 from New York Times
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip to New York City, through Ohio and Michigan, and heading back to Arizona Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Martin Van Buren and Kinderhook""Ulysses Grant and Point Pleasant""Benjamin Harrison and North Bend" "Theodore Roosevelt and Manhattan" "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" "Franklin Roosevelt and Hyde Park""John F Kennedy and Brookline""Richard Nixon and Yorba Linda"Homes"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald""William Henry Harrison and Grouseland""Franklin Pierce and Concord""Chester Arthur and Manhattan" "Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" "John F Kennedy and Hyannis Port""George Bush and Kennebunkport"Gravesites"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" "William Henry Harrison's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb""Ulysses Grant's Tomb" "Franklin Roosevelt's Tomb""Richard Nixon's Tomb" "Gerald Ford's Tomb"Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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