Point Pleasant, Ohio

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Location of Point Pleasant, Ohio
Detail of 1877 map showing Point Pleasant, Ohio.
Detail of 1877 map showing Point Pleasant, Ohio.

Point Pleasant is a small unincorporated community in southern Monroe Township, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. It is located near the mouth of Big Indian Creek at the Ohio River, around 25 miles southeast of Cincinnati. U.S. Route 52 passes through Point Pleasant, where it intersects State Route 232.

Birthplace of Ulysses Grant
Birthplace of Ulysses Grant

Point Pleasant was the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. The one-story cottage was taken by barge on a tour across the country, then by rail to Columbus, Ohio where it was displayed at the Ohio State Fairgrounds. It was returned to Point Pleasant in 1927, where it has been restored with period furniture and opened to tours.

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Coordinates: 38°53′40″N, 84°14′02″W

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