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Grant Cottage

Ulysses S. Grant’s Summer at Mount McGregor

June 4, 2021 by Maury Thompson 1 Comment

View from scenic overlook, Mount McGregorThe trip to Mount McGregor was set, if the hospice patient had enough strength to make the journey.

“If the present favorable conditions are maintained, General Grant will travel to Mount McGregor Tuesday, June 23rd,” The Morning Star of Glens reported on June 8th, 1885. “President Rutter, of the New York Central and Hudson Railroad, has placed its special car at General Grant’s disposal for the use of the general and his family on the trip. The car will be attached to a morning express train from the Grand Central depot.” [Read more…] about Ulysses S. Grant’s Summer at Mount McGregor

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, Mount McGregor, newspaper, Saratoga County, Ulysses S Grant

Grant’s Cottage Historic Site Goes Off Grid

May 30, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

grants cottageThe Grant Cottage State Historic Site, a 19th-century mountaintop residence where U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death, is now part of the renewable energy era. [Read more…] about Grant’s Cottage Historic Site Goes Off Grid

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: energy, Grant Cottage, Mount McGregor, Saratoga County

Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

January 24, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Grant Cottage State Historic Site, a 19th century residence where U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death, has been named a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service. [Read more…] about Grant Cottage Named National Historic Landmark

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, Saratoga County, tuberculosis

Ulysses S. Grant’s Cottage in Saratoga County (Podcast)

July 24, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, former Capital Region television personality Tim Welch discusses Grant Cottage in northern Saratoga County where Ulysses S. Grant died after finishing his memoirs of the Civil War. Welch is president of Friends of Grant Cottage. The historic site has opened for the season. [Read more…] about Ulysses S. Grant’s Cottage in Saratoga County (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, Military History, Podcasts, Political History, Saratoga County, Ulysses S Grant

Grant Cottage Hires Marketing, Development Manager

April 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Grant Cottage in Wilton has announced the hiring of Colette Broestler as Manager of Marketing & Development, managing membership and donor relations as well as marketing efforts. [Read more…] about Grant Cottage Hires Marketing, Development Manager

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Grant Cottage, Historic Preservation

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