• The Bethel Historical Society and Museum inside the Grant Memorial Building was dedicated to the memory of Ulysses S. Grant in 1930. The Bethel Historical Society is dedicated to promoting and teaching the history of the Bethel community by providing an educational environment for people to understand, respect and learn from previous generations. The Grant Memorial building today displays artifacts... 

    235 W. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

    (513) 846-7687
    View Website

  • In the heart of downtown Batavia, you will find the Clermont County Courthouse which was constructed in 1936. Inside the courthouse you will find a limestone carving of Thomas Morris and Ulysses S. Grant. The building features a Clermont County bicentennial window that highlights the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthplace and a plaque listing famous and influential people from... 

    270 E. Main St
    Batavia, OH 45103
    Map It

  • The quaint painted green wrought iron gate with its white enamel lettering greets those coming to visit Confidence Cemetery. The creek near this cemetery, which feeds into White Oak Creek, is the site where a 15-year-old Ulysses single-handedly moved a two-and-a-half-ton chunk of limestone a full mile to serve as a local doctor’s front door step. The stone now sits... 

    1041 Mt. Orab Pike
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Situated just east of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant is the Grant Memorial Methodist Church. Despite being named after the former U.S. General, President and devout Methodist, Grant himself never saw the church as its building concluded in 1920. Today it is still utilized for regular church services. 

    1600 Back St.
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Straddling the bank of the Ohio River sits a red and white brick building that once housed the home and office of Dr. John G. Rogers. Dr. Rogers was a prominent abolitionist as well as the physician who assisted Hannah Simpson Grant in delivering her first son, Hiram Ulysses Grant. The duplex is now a part of the Clermont County... 

    307 Front St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

  • Where Kakes and Karaoke sits used to be the site of the former home of Ohio Senator Thomas Morris, an outspoken abolitionist and father to Julia Rogers. Dr. John Rogers’ wife (the man who delivered Ulysses S. Grant.) The house would later be rented by Jesse and Hannah Grant who lived in the home for ten years. During that time... 

    109 E. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Gifted to Ohio History Connection by Robert Waters, a Georgetown resident, Jesse Grant’s Tannery sits just across the street from Ulysses S. Grant’s Boyhood Home. The tannery served as the Grant family’s livelihood for many years. Built in 1823 by Jesse Grant, young Grant expressed a strong dislike for the practice and was not fond of his father’s tannery business.... 

    239 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sitting just to the left side of Park Rd. No. 1, the Old Bethel Methodist Cemetery was originally established by John Collins in 1805, a Methodist Episcopal preacher who settled in the Northwest Territory in 1802. Though the congregation was disbanded in 1968 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers purchased the church and surrounding land to make East... 

    3294 Elklick Rd.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Between W. Grant Ave. And W. State St., on a dogleg of W. State St., sits the Old Georgetown Cemetery. Located adjacent to a road named after the former President, the cemetery is also the final resting place of U.S Congressman Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer is responsible for appointing Grant to West Point and the clerical error that effectively renamed... 

    325 W. State St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Tour the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and two-term president of the United States. See how the Grant family established themselves in southern Ohio in the early 19th century and hear the fascinating story of the house and how it traveled in Ohio until its return to Point Pleasant. Every self-respecting citizen of the country probably knows... 

    1551 St. Rte. 232
    Moscow, OH 45153
    Map It

    (513) 497-0492
    View Website

  • The Gowdy House is located on George Street in the Susanna Historic District. Thomas Ashburn laid out this area next to the town of New Richmond in 1816. The house was built about 1853 during New Richmond’s most prosperous era of steamboat manufacturing. The museum overlooks the Ohio River. Features include: river memorabilia, artifacts, antiques and a craft shop. Open... 

    125 George St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

    (513) 753-1909

  • Located just south of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant and spanning the junction of Big Indian Creek and the Ohio River is the U.S. Grant Memorial Bridge. Ornamental beacons and cannons beset each side of U.S Rt. 52 while a bronze placard bearing the likeness of Grant is affixed under the cannon closest to Grant’s Birthplace. The bridge as... 

    US 52 and St. Rt. 232
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Located less than a half mile south of Grant’s childhood home sits the brick two-room schoolhouse where Grant received his education from John D. White from 1829 to 1835. Today, the schoolhouse is open for tours and features furnishings in the school from the period when Grant went to school there. 

    508 S. Water St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Near the center of historic Georgetown, Ohio, stands the dwelling of the Grant family. Jesse and Hannah Grant, the parents of the young Hiram Ulysses Grant, built the original two-story brick home when the family moved to Georgetown in 1823 from Point Pleasant. Ulysses lived with his parents and four siblings at the home until 1839 when he left to... 

    219 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sculpted by Eric Oberg in 2012, on the corner of Grant Ave. And Main St., the statue of the Union General sits just down the street from the Georgetown Courthouse. The depiction is that of a more youthful and lean Grant clothed in his General’s uniform. He stands with his sword and riding coat, facing south to the river beyond.... 

    101 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • The creek, named for the white oak trees that flank the shoreline along the course of the creek, is the site where Ulysses spent time playing and swimming as a young boy. Today, with its class II-IV (depending on the season and amount of rainfall) rating by American Whitewater, White Oak Creek is an excellent place for those looking to... 

    3068 US Highway 52
    Higginsport, OH 45131
    Map It

  • The Dairy House at Harmony Hill is the oldest structure in Clermont County, the homestead site of Major General William Lytle, founder of the town. The Dairy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 2001. Since 1958 the Clermont County Historical Society has dedicated itself to preserving and promoting the historical heritage of Clermont County. Located... 

    299 S. 3rd St.
    Williamsburg, OH 45176
    Map It

    (513) 907-9748
    View Website

Land of Grant Trail


  • The Bethel Historical Society and Museum inside the Grant Memorial Building was dedicated to the memory of Ulysses S. Grant in 1930. The Bethel Historical Society is dedicated to promoting and teaching the history of the Bethel community by providing an educational environment for people to understand, respect and learn from previous generations. The Grant Memorial building today displays artifacts... 

    235 W. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

    (513) 846-7687
    View Website

  • In the heart of downtown Batavia, you will find the Clermont County Courthouse which was constructed in 1936. Inside the courthouse you will find a limestone carving of Thomas Morris and Ulysses S. Grant. The building features a Clermont County bicentennial window that highlights the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthplace and a plaque listing famous and influential people from... 

    270 E. Main St
    Batavia, OH 45103
    Map It

  • The quaint painted green wrought iron gate with its white enamel lettering greets those coming to visit Confidence Cemetery. The creek near this cemetery, which feeds into White Oak Creek, is the site where a 15-year-old Ulysses single-handedly moved a two-and-a-half-ton chunk of limestone a full mile to serve as a local doctor’s front door step. The stone now sits... 

    1041 Mt. Orab Pike
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Situated just east of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant is the Grant Memorial Methodist Church. Despite being named after the former U.S. General, President and devout Methodist, Grant himself never saw the church as its building concluded in 1920. Today it is still utilized for regular church services. 

    1600 Back St.
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Straddling the bank of the Ohio River sits a red and white brick building that once housed the home and office of Dr. John G. Rogers. Dr. Rogers was a prominent abolitionist as well as the physician who assisted Hannah Simpson Grant in delivering her first son, Hiram Ulysses Grant. The duplex is now a part of the Clermont County... 

    307 Front St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

  • Where Kakes and Karaoke sits used to be the site of the former home of Ohio Senator Thomas Morris, an outspoken abolitionist and father to Julia Rogers. Dr. John Rogers’ wife (the man who delivered Ulysses S. Grant.) The house would later be rented by Jesse and Hannah Grant who lived in the home for ten years. During that time... 

    109 E. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Gifted to Ohio History Connection by Robert Waters, a Georgetown resident, Jesse Grant’s Tannery sits just across the street from Ulysses S. Grant’s Boyhood Home. The tannery served as the Grant family’s livelihood for many years. Built in 1823 by Jesse Grant, young Grant expressed a strong dislike for the practice and was not fond of his father’s tannery business.... 

    239 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sitting just to the left side of Park Rd. No. 1, the Old Bethel Methodist Cemetery was originally established by John Collins in 1805, a Methodist Episcopal preacher who settled in the Northwest Territory in 1802. Though the congregation was disbanded in 1968 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers purchased the church and surrounding land to make East... 

    3294 Elklick Rd.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Between W. Grant Ave. And W. State St., on a dogleg of W. State St., sits the Old Georgetown Cemetery. Located adjacent to a road named after the former President, the cemetery is also the final resting place of U.S Congressman Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer is responsible for appointing Grant to West Point and the clerical error that effectively renamed... 

    325 W. State St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Tour the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and two-term president of the United States. See how the Grant family established themselves in southern Ohio in the early 19th century and hear the fascinating story of the house and how it traveled in Ohio until its return to Point Pleasant. Every self-respecting citizen of the country probably knows... 

    1551 St. Rte. 232
    Moscow, OH 45153
    Map It

    (513) 497-0492
    View Website

  • The Gowdy House is located on George Street in the Susanna Historic District. Thomas Ashburn laid out this area next to the town of New Richmond in 1816. The house was built about 1853 during New Richmond’s most prosperous era of steamboat manufacturing. The museum overlooks the Ohio River. Features include: river memorabilia, artifacts, antiques and a craft shop. Open... 

    125 George St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

    (513) 753-1909

  • Located just south of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant and spanning the junction of Big Indian Creek and the Ohio River is the U.S. Grant Memorial Bridge. Ornamental beacons and cannons beset each side of U.S Rt. 52 while a bronze placard bearing the likeness of Grant is affixed under the cannon closest to Grant’s Birthplace. The bridge as... 

    US 52 and St. Rt. 232
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Located less than a half mile south of Grant’s childhood home sits the brick two-room schoolhouse where Grant received his education from John D. White from 1829 to 1835. Today, the schoolhouse is open for tours and features furnishings in the school from the period when Grant went to school there. 

    508 S. Water St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Near the center of historic Georgetown, Ohio, stands the dwelling of the Grant family. Jesse and Hannah Grant, the parents of the young Hiram Ulysses Grant, built the original two-story brick home when the family moved to Georgetown in 1823 from Point Pleasant. Ulysses lived with his parents and four siblings at the home until 1839 when he left to... 

    219 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sculpted by Eric Oberg in 2012, on the corner of Grant Ave. And Main St., the statue of the Union General sits just down the street from the Georgetown Courthouse. The depiction is that of a more youthful and lean Grant clothed in his General’s uniform. He stands with his sword and riding coat, facing south to the river beyond.... 

    101 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • The creek, named for the white oak trees that flank the shoreline along the course of the creek, is the site where Ulysses spent time playing and swimming as a young boy. Today, with its class II-IV (depending on the season and amount of rainfall) rating by American Whitewater, White Oak Creek is an excellent place for those looking to... 

    3068 US Highway 52
    Higginsport, OH 45131
    Map It

  • The Dairy House at Harmony Hill is the oldest structure in Clermont County, the homestead site of Major General William Lytle, founder of the town. The Dairy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 2001. Since 1958 the Clermont County Historical Society has dedicated itself to preserving and promoting the historical heritage of Clermont County. Located... 

    299 S. 3rd St.
    Williamsburg, OH 45176
    Map It

    (513) 907-9748
    View Website


  • The Bethel Historical Society and Museum inside the Grant Memorial Building was dedicated to the memory of Ulysses S. Grant in 1930. The Bethel Historical Society is dedicated to promoting and teaching the history of the Bethel community by providing an educational environment for people to understand, respect and learn from previous generations. The Grant Memorial building today displays artifacts... 

    235 W. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

    (513) 846-7687
    View Website

  • In the heart of downtown Batavia, you will find the Clermont County Courthouse which was constructed in 1936. Inside the courthouse you will find a limestone carving of Thomas Morris and Ulysses S. Grant. The building features a Clermont County bicentennial window that highlights the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthplace and a plaque listing famous and influential people from... 

    270 E. Main St
    Batavia, OH 45103
    Map It

  • The quaint painted green wrought iron gate with its white enamel lettering greets those coming to visit Confidence Cemetery. The creek near this cemetery, which feeds into White Oak Creek, is the site where a 15-year-old Ulysses single-handedly moved a two-and-a-half-ton chunk of limestone a full mile to serve as a local doctor’s front door step. The stone now sits... 

    1041 Mt. Orab Pike
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Situated just east of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant is the Grant Memorial Methodist Church. Despite being named after the former U.S. General, President and devout Methodist, Grant himself never saw the church as its building concluded in 1920. Today it is still utilized for regular church services. 

    1600 Back St.
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Straddling the bank of the Ohio River sits a red and white brick building that once housed the home and office of Dr. John G. Rogers. Dr. Rogers was a prominent abolitionist as well as the physician who assisted Hannah Simpson Grant in delivering her first son, Hiram Ulysses Grant. The duplex is now a part of the Clermont County... 

    307 Front St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

  • Where Kakes and Karaoke sits used to be the site of the former home of Ohio Senator Thomas Morris, an outspoken abolitionist and father to Julia Rogers. Dr. John Rogers’ wife (the man who delivered Ulysses S. Grant.) The house would later be rented by Jesse and Hannah Grant who lived in the home for ten years. During that time... 

    109 E. Plane St.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Gifted to Ohio History Connection by Robert Waters, a Georgetown resident, Jesse Grant’s Tannery sits just across the street from Ulysses S. Grant’s Boyhood Home. The tannery served as the Grant family’s livelihood for many years. Built in 1823 by Jesse Grant, young Grant expressed a strong dislike for the practice and was not fond of his father’s tannery business.... 

    239 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sitting just to the left side of Park Rd. No. 1, the Old Bethel Methodist Cemetery was originally established by John Collins in 1805, a Methodist Episcopal preacher who settled in the Northwest Territory in 1802. Though the congregation was disbanded in 1968 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers purchased the church and surrounding land to make East... 

    3294 Elklick Rd.
    Bethel, OH 45106
    Map It

  • Between W. Grant Ave. And W. State St., on a dogleg of W. State St., sits the Old Georgetown Cemetery. Located adjacent to a road named after the former President, the cemetery is also the final resting place of U.S Congressman Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer is responsible for appointing Grant to West Point and the clerical error that effectively renamed... 

    325 W. State St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Tour the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and two-term president of the United States. See how the Grant family established themselves in southern Ohio in the early 19th century and hear the fascinating story of the house and how it traveled in Ohio until its return to Point Pleasant. Every self-respecting citizen of the country probably knows... 

    1551 St. Rte. 232
    Moscow, OH 45153
    Map It

    (513) 497-0492
    View Website

  • The Gowdy House is located on George Street in the Susanna Historic District. Thomas Ashburn laid out this area next to the town of New Richmond in 1816. The house was built about 1853 during New Richmond’s most prosperous era of steamboat manufacturing. The museum overlooks the Ohio River. Features include: river memorabilia, artifacts, antiques and a craft shop. Open... 

    125 George St.
    New Richmond, OH 45157
    Map It

    (513) 753-1909

  • Located just south of the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant and spanning the junction of Big Indian Creek and the Ohio River is the U.S. Grant Memorial Bridge. Ornamental beacons and cannons beset each side of U.S Rt. 52 while a bronze placard bearing the likeness of Grant is affixed under the cannon closest to Grant’s Birthplace. The bridge as... 

    US 52 and St. Rt. 232
    Point Pleasant, OH 45153
    Map It

  • Located less than a half mile south of Grant’s childhood home sits the brick two-room schoolhouse where Grant received his education from John D. White from 1829 to 1835. Today, the schoolhouse is open for tours and features furnishings in the school from the period when Grant went to school there. 

    508 S. Water St.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Near the center of historic Georgetown, Ohio, stands the dwelling of the Grant family. Jesse and Hannah Grant, the parents of the young Hiram Ulysses Grant, built the original two-story brick home when the family moved to Georgetown in 1823 from Point Pleasant. Ulysses lived with his parents and four siblings at the home until 1839 when he left to... 

    219 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • Sculpted by Eric Oberg in 2012, on the corner of Grant Ave. And Main St., the statue of the Union General sits just down the street from the Georgetown Courthouse. The depiction is that of a more youthful and lean Grant clothed in his General’s uniform. He stands with his sword and riding coat, facing south to the river beyond.... 

    101 E. Grant Ave.
    Georgetown, OH 45121
    Map It

  • The creek, named for the white oak trees that flank the shoreline along the course of the creek, is the site where Ulysses spent time playing and swimming as a young boy. Today, with its class II-IV (depending on the season and amount of rainfall) rating by American Whitewater, White Oak Creek is an excellent place for those looking to... 

    3068 US Highway 52
    Higginsport, OH 45131
    Map It

  • The Dairy House at Harmony Hill is the oldest structure in Clermont County, the homestead site of Major General William Lytle, founder of the town. The Dairy House was listed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 2001. Since 1958 the Clermont County Historical Society has dedicated itself to preserving and promoting the historical heritage of Clermont County. Located... 

    299 S. 3rd St.
    Williamsburg, OH 45176
    Map It

    (513) 907-9748
    View Website