West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-18
Where the Presidents are Buried.

Probably few persons, even
among the generally well-lntormed
would care to pass catechetlcal
examination as to the burial-places
Of the Presidents of the United
States We venture that, beyond
three or four of the most famous
names, the following list, for which
we are indebted to the Albany
Eucning Journal, will be Of informa-
ton as well as interest to our read
erS:
The body of George Washington
is resting in brick vault at Mount
Vernon, in a marble coffin.
John Adams was buried in a
vault beneath the Unitarian church
at Quincy. The tomb is walled in
with large blocks of rough-faced
granite.
John Quincy Adams lies in the
same vault by the side Of his faith
err. In the church above, on either
side of the pulpit, are tablets of
clouded marble, each surmounted
by bust and inscribed by the IA
miliar epitaphs of the only father
and son that ever held the highest
office in the gift Of the American
people
Thomas Jefferson lies in a small,
unpretentious private cemetery of
100 feet square, near Monticello.
James Madison's remains rest in
beautiful spot on the old Madison
estate, near Orange, Va.
James Monroe's body reposes in
Hollywood Cemetery, Va, on an
eminence commanding beautiful
view of Richmond and the James
River. Above the body is huge
block of polished Virginia marble,
supporting a coffin-shaped block of
granite, on which are brass plates,
suitably inscribed. The whole is
surrounded by a sort of Gothic tenn
ple-four pillars supporting a peak
ed roof, to which something of the
appearance of a bird-cage is impart-
ed by filling in the interstices with
iron gratings.
Andrew Jackson was buried in
the corner of the garden of the Her
mitage, eleven miles fromN nashville.
The tomb is eighteen feet in diam
eter. surrounded by futed columns
and surmounted by an urn. The
tomb is surrounded by magnolia
trees,
Martin Van Buren, was buried at
Undertook. The monument is a
plain granite shaft, fifteen feet
high.
William Henry Harrison was bu-
ried at North Bend, fifteen miles
from Cincinnati.
John Tyler's body rests within
ten yards Of that of James Monroe,
in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
1t is marked by no monument, but
it is surrounded by magnolias and
flowers.
James K. Polk lies in the private
garden of the family residence in
Nashville, Tenn. The grave is
marked by limestone monument,
with Doric columns.
Zachary Taylor was buried in
Cave Hall Cemetery, Louisville.
The body, was subsequently to be
removed to Frankfort, where a
suitable monument was to be erect
ed commemorative of his distin-
guished services.
Willard Fillmores remains lie in
the beautiful Forest Lawn Cemete-
ry, of Buffalo, and his grave is sur
mounted by lofty shaft Of Scotch
granite.
Franklin Pierce was buried in
the Concord On. H. Cemetery, and
his grave is marked by a marble
monument.
James Buchanan's remains lie in
the Woodward Hill Cemetery, at
Lancaster, Pa, in a vault of mason
ry. The monument is composed of
simple block of italian marble.
Abraham Lincoln rests in Oak
Ridge Cemetery, SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, en-
elosedin a sarcophagus ofwhite mar
bic. The monument is great pile
of n,arh1a uronita apd hrop1o