Who was the first U.S. president to visit Merced? Two months - TopicsExpress



          

Who was the first U.S. president to visit Merced? Two months after completing his second term as president of the United States in 1877, Ulysses S. Grant, with his wife, Julia, embarked on a world tour that would last for two years. He returned to the United States at San Francisco in 1879, and on Sept. 30, set out to visit Yosemite. On his way back from the Yosemite Valley, he reached Merced at 7 o’clock on the evening of Oct. 6. Thus Grant, the famed Civil War general, became the first president to visit Merced. Where was the welcoming reception held for the former president and his company in Merced? If you guessed the El Capitan Hotel, you are correct. Read more here: mercedsunstar/2014/08/09/3787029/recalling-hotel-el-capitan.html?sp=/99/732/160/727/140/#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:11:12 +0000

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