Grant House

Ohio History

Grant Home Fireplace

We have just one more stop yet before the end of this exciting trip! This is the large, simple house, located in Georgetown, where Ulysses S. Grant grew up. His father was a butcher and worked in the rear of their home. Mr. Grant became supreme Northern commander in the Civil War, and then was elected 18th President of the United States. As the story goes, an unsuspecting officer caught the President speeding in his carriage; Mr. Grant insisted on paying the $20 fine—his cart was impounded and he walked to the White House!