Season 3, Episode 19-Rutherford Hayes’ Tomb

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Heading to the quiet serenity of Spiegel Grove, home and burial place of Rutherford Hayes, 19th President of the United States. Considered a model citizen and man of integrity in every position he held, Rutherford Hayes’ simple and serene gravesite is a contrast to the graves of the men who immediately came before and after Hayes’ Presidency. Learn about Hayes’ post-Presidency, death, and burial!

Be sure to listen to Rutherford Hayes’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Rutherford Hayes and Delaware” on his birthplace!

Also, be sure to listen to Rutherford Hayes’ “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Rutherford Hayes and Spiegel Grove” on his homes!

Rutherford Hayes tomb from Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.

Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Library & Museums official site.

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My December 2022 Visit!

From My May 2014 Visit!

Historical Images of the Hayes Tomb

Moving the Hayes Headstone

From “Ohio’s Yesterdays: Moving the Bodies of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes to Spiegel Grove”

Statues of Rutherford Hayes

Rutherford Hayes’ Tomb: Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio.

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