Was part of the Great American story. We are at Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, only a few miles north of saratoga springs. The significance of this Historic Site is, this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grants and his wife julia went on a world tour or two years, from 1877 to 1879. He met many World Leaders and was well respected around the world. When they arrived back in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle because they had come out of the white house two years earlier. For grant, it was always an easy decision, even though they own multiple properties in the united states, the decision f
Once saw conflict and warfare, and where our nation was born, was now a Peaceful Valley where farmers were working. He mustve taken some satisfaction in this, that he was part of the Great American story. We are at Mount Mcgregor in upstate new york, only a few miles north of saratoga springs. The significance of this Historic Site is, this was the final home of civil war general and president ulysses s grant. This is the place where Ulysses Grant penned his memoirs in 1885. He was dying of throat cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. At this point in his life, he was a man trying to take care of his family. And we get to tell a story here that most people dont know about. After his second term as president , Ulysses Grants and his wife julia went on a world tour or two years, from 1877 to 1879. He met many World Leaders and was well respected around the world. When they arrived back in the states in 1879, they were looking for a place to settle because they had
and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life, he was a man trying the take care of his family. and we get to tell a story here that most people don t know about. welcome to saratoga springs on booktv. located about four hours north of new york city, it has a population of about 27,000. named for the numerous springs in the area, early settlers flocked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral waters. today saratoga springs is a popular tourist destination with its spas, revolutionary war history and horse racing. with the help of our spectrum cable partners, for the next 90 minutes we ll learn about the city s history and feature its literary history including andrew mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. growing up, i thought the person who was addicted to heroin was under a bridge somewhere with, right? and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that. that s not the case. one of the most abus
he once was dying of cancer and his family was facing serious financial problems. at this point in his life he was a man trying to take care of his family and we get to tell his story here that most people don t know about. welcome to saratoga springs on the tv. located about four hours north of new york city it has a population of about 27000. names for the numerous springs in the area early settlers walked here to experience the therapeutic effects of the natural mineral or water. today saratoga springs is a popular tourist destination with its spots. revolutionary war history and. with the help of our spectrum cable partners for the next 90 minutes will learn about the city s history and feature its local literary community including andrew mckenna on his battle with opioid addiction. growing up i thought the person who is addicted to heroin lived under a bridge somewhere and was pushing a shopping cart around or something like that you know, that is not the case. one
history relating to the city specifically. the exhibit where going to be going through is our orientation exhibit tells the story of the city of saratoga springs all the way up to the 20th century. the first part of the exhibit where going to look at is saratoga springs and prehistoric times through the 18th-century. at the most important things about saratoga is the spring water. it of americans visited here for hundreds of years because they felt that the water had healing properties. built up from mineral deposits. drank theme here, water, and also hunted in the areas around saratoga lake. this part of the exhibition has many artifacts related to native americans, some dating back to thousands of years that were found along the lake itself. when artifact we like to show is a piece of the deposit from high rock springs. if you visit today, it looks , volcanoes.little it is a buildup of the mineral springs. people the 19th century, would visit and chip pieces away as souveni