The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18
TOMBS OF T~HEPRESIOENTS
No State Contains More of Them
Than Virginia.
TYLeR'S GRAVE UNMARKED
Presidents Who Were Buried on Their
Estatss-Bittsrness Awakened by
the inscription on PoIk's Tomb.
The Great Monumental

united states four were Nirginians and
are buried in that state. The other
two were John Adams and his son.
John Quincy Adams. both OF whom
are buried at Quincy. Mass. No other
idents as Virginia, which has been
aptly called "the mother Of the pres
idents.' and only one OF her sons who
was chief magistrate of the United
states Is not buried In her soil: he.
however. was not elected from that
state.
Washington. Jefferson. Madison and
Monroe were born and three Of them
died in Virginia. Monroe died else
where. William Henry Harrison. the
ninth president. was born In Virginia.
wher his father was governor. as well
as a signer of the Declaration of In
dependence. but was elected from Ohio.
John Tyler. the 10th president. was
another son of Virginia, whose grave
Is In hat state.
Washington's tomb at Mount Yer
non Is the property of the nation, and
Is visited by thousands Of his coun-
trymen annually. The remains are in
TERED in a vault, the second one that
has held the body. The old vault was
near the present one and was aban-
doned after an attempt was made to
rod II. The remains Of Mrs. Washing
ton and OF several members of the
washington family repose beside those
or the first president. Mount Vernon
is owned by an association of women
and the tomb will be guarded through
All coming time. One other presidents
grave. Jackson's. was purchased by an
association of women, and is now the
property OF the state from which he
was elected.
Thomas Jefferson. like Washington,
was buried on his homestead in Vir-
ginia. and though Monticello passed
out OF the hands of his descendants
shortly after his death. the graveyard
Is well preserved and a granite monu-
ment marks the spot where he was
buried. The word Monticello" means
Little Mountain" n this country
cemetery Is on an eminence. 1t is near
Charlottesville.
James Madison's beautiful old home,
Montpelier. In Orange county, Virgin
la, was the scene of his death. and his
grave Is In sight of the southern win
dow of the house. The Is
a circular one, with a dome resting on
an entablature upheld by large doric
columns. Beside him is buried his
wife, Dolly Madison. who's sunny
heart made her one of the most popu-
lar of the American women of her
time.
President Monroe's home. Oak Hill,
was In Loudon county. Virginia. and
there Mrs. Monroe died and was bur-
led. After her death the president
went to live In New York with his
daughter, Mrs. Gouverneur, and died
there on July 4. 1881. His funeral was
the largest n most imposing seen in
New York up to hat time. The body
was placed In a vault In the old ceme-
fArV on tho nnEth oi1a 80 GA,A.l $780,
between First and Second avenues and
1t remained there for a number of
years. Then the Virginia legislature
ordered Its removal to Richmond,
where IL was inferred on Presidents
Hill In Hollywood cemetery.
The other Virginia president who is
buried In her soil Is John Tyler. whose
grave Is near President Monroe's. over
Monroe's grave Is a costly and beauti-
full monument erected by the state.
Tyler's grave Is still unmarked by a
monument, though the Virginia legis-
lature voted to have one placed there.
The civil war came on and the matter
was dropped. IL is said that the ne
glect is to be repaired by the coming
legislature. The second Mrs. Tyler.
who servived her husband q years.
dying In 1889. In buried beside him.
All the wives of the Virginia presi-
dents are buried beside their husbands,
except Mrs. Monroe. whose remains are
In the grounds OF Oak Hill beside those
Of her daughter. who died in 1852.
John Adams n his son. John Quin-
Adams. are buried near each other,
and their graves are marked by mon
Their wives and children are
buried near them. The inscription on
the tomb of John Adams. written by
his illustrious son. Is the most elaborate
of any on n presidents tomb. The
closing sentence of this inscription is
as follows: