Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
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| Andrew Johnson National Historic Site | |
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| Location: | Tennessee, USA |
| Nearest city: | Greeneville, Tennessee |
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| Area: | 17 acres (0.07 km²) |
| Established: | August 29, 1935 |
| Visitation: | 48,552 (in 2005) |
| Governing body: | National Park Service |
Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is a National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee maintained by the National Park Service. Established to honor Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States, the site includes two of his homes, his tailor shop, and his gravesite within Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. The cemetery also has the interments of his wife, Eliza McCardle Johnson, and son Brigadier General Robert Johnson, as well as the that of David T. Patterson, a United States Senator from Tennessee.
The site was designated a U.S. National Monument in 1935 and redesignated as a National Historic Site on December 11, 1963.
[edit] External links
- National Park Service: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- A secondary NPS site on the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
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