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Lower Crypt Access Subject to Safe Conditions

Access to the lower crypt area of the Mausoleum is subject to closure during wet and or low light conditions in the late afternoon. The main floor and the two reliquary rooms remain open during these conditions.

Julia Grant Death Date Observance 2019


On December 14, 2019, the National Park Service, the Grant Monument Association, and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary honored the life of Julia Dent Grant, the former first lady and wife of Ulysses S. Grant, on the anniversary of her death in 1902. Julia Dent Grant is interred in the Mausoleum next to her late husband Ulysses S. Grant.

Julia Dent Grant was honored with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony where visitors were invited to leave white roses as offerings.

Following the ceremony, GMA president Frank Scaturro gave a presentation in the overlook pavilion celebrating the life of Julia Dent Grant.

Photos courtesy of NPS-Bruce Monroe

A memorial wreath and a vase of white roses donated by the GMA

VFC Michael Barth and Frank Scaturro Laying the Wreath

VFC Michael Barth and Alexander Rico with Park Ranger Sierra Willoughby

Park Ranger Sierra Willoughby addresses visitors

Frank Scaturro presents the Life of Julia Grant

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