Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

This article is about the Historic Site. For the borough in Pennsylvania, see White Haven, Pennsylvania.

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Location	St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Nearest city	St. Louis, Missouri
Coordinates	38°33′04″N 90°21′07″W
Area	9.65 acres (0.04 km2)
Established	October 2, 1989
Visitors	24,868 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site is a 9.65-acre (39,100 m²) United States National Historic Site located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Downtown St. Louis, Missouri within the municipality of Grantwood Village. The site, also known as White Haven, commemorates the life, military career, and Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. Five historic structures are preserved at the site including the childhood home of Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant; the couple lived in the home from 1854 to 1859.

White Haven was a plantation worked by slaves at the time Grant was married to his wife in 1848 and remained so until the end of the American Civil War.

The current National Park Service Superintendent is Timothy S. Good.

External links

• National Park Service: Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site.
• St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission web site