Old Rough and Ready had to be born somewhere! Learn about Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the United States, and his disputed birthplace at Montebello in Orange County, Virginia, as well as his youth in Kentucky and emergence as a military hero in a lifetime of service! Learn about what happened to Montebello as well as a birthplace controversy!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/04/06/episode-12-zachary-taylor-and-montebello/

Season 2's Zachary Taylor Episode: "Zachary Taylor and Louisville" on his home!

Season 3's Zachary Taylor Episode: "Zachary Taylor's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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James K Who? Travel to Pineville, NC, to see the birthplace of James K Polk, 11th President of the United States, and self-styled successor to Old Hickory, Andrew Jackson. Learn about his quick rise and intense work ethic, as well as what happened to his birthplace home!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/30/episode-11-james-knox-polk-and-pineville/

Season 2's James K Polk Episode: "James K Polk and Columbia" on his homes!

Season 3's James K Polk Episode: "James K Polk's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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The "Accidental President," the first to become president without being elected to the office, John Tyler grew up just down the road (now John Tyler Highway) from his running mate and predecessor, William Henry Harrison in Charles City, VA! The man without a party has a still standing birthplace: come visit the odd road Tyler took the presidency as well as what has happened to his house! 

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/23/john-tyler-and-greenway-plantation/

Season 2's John Tyler Episode: "John Tyler and Sherwood Forest" on his home!

Season 3’s John Tyler Episode: “John Tyler’s Tomb” on his gravesite!

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Ol' Harrison's Landing! Want a presidential birthplace where the president being born there is like the fourth or fifth most interesting part? Come visit the Berkeley Plantation outside Charles City, VA, and the birthplace of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States, as well as his interesting childhood as a son of the Revolution! Learn about the Berkeley Plantation’s ties to Thanksgiving, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, and...booze? Who DIDN’T visit Berkeley?!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/16/episode-9-william-henry-harrison-and-berkeley-plantation/

Season 2's William Henry Harrison Episode: "William Henry Harrison and Grouseland" on his homes!

Season 3's William Henry Harrison Episode: "William Henry Harrison's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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Listeners, are you O.K.? Let's travel to Old Kinderhook, New York, birthplace of the eighth president of the United States, Martin Van Buren! Learn about his unique upbringing and his interest as a political operator, along with what happened to his birthplace tavern.

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/09/episode-8-martin-van-buren-and-kinderhook/

Season 2's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren and Lindenwald" on his home!

Season 3's Martin Van Buren Episode-"Martin Van Buren's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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A rollicking trip to locate young, Bloody Andrew Jackson, one of our most controversial presidents and one of the biggest controversies surrounding a presidential birthplace! Jackson is claimed not just by two different sites, but by two different states, a battle of the Carolinas! We will get to the bottom of his birthplace dispute, as well as learn about the events and environment that shaped Jackson’s worldview!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/03/02/episode-7-andrew-jackson-and-the-waxhaws/

Season 2's Andrew Jackson Episode: "Andrew Jackson and the Hermitage" on his home!

Season 3's Andrew Jackson Episode: "Andrew Jackson's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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Growing up on history's doorstep: The first son of a president to become one himself and the closest birthplace of one president to another, come visit John Quincy Adams in Braintree, Mass.! Probably our most accomplished childhood/upbringing of a president ever, we will look at his famous parents and life before the office, along with what happened to his famous birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/23/john-quincy-adams-and-braintree-quincy/

Season 2's John Quincy Adams Episode: "John Quincy Adams and Peacefield" on his home!

Season 3's John Quincy Adams Episode: "John Quincy Adams' Tomb" on his gravesite!

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"The Last of the Virginia Dynasty," but one of the best at birthplace commemorations. Come visit James Monroe and his birth, childhood, and upbringing, as we explore his birth site at Colonial Beach, Virginia. He may have been in the shadow of the other Virginia Fathers, but Monroe's birthsite makes clear he is no slouch!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/16/episode-5-james-monroe-and-colonial-beach/

Season 2's James Monroe Episode: "James Monroe and Highland" on his homes!

Season 3's James Monroe Episode: "James Monroe's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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You never know who you'll run into...Come visit James Madison's birthplace at Belle Grove in Port Conway, Virginia, as we understand his birth, childhood, family life, and formative years, as well as what happened to his site! Bonus stop at a famous site, not far from Madison's birthplace!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/09/episode-4-james-madison-and-port-conway/

Season 2's James Madison Episode: "James Madison and Montpelier" on his home!

Season 3's James Madison Episode: "James Madison's Tomb" on his gravesite! 

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"Thomas Jefferson, Lover of Liberty, was born"...where? Come visit Thomas Jefferson's birthplace in Shadwell, Virginia, as we understand his birth, childhood, family life, and formative years, as well as what happened to his site!

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Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2021/02/02/episode-3-thomas-jefferson-and-shadwell/

Season 2's Thomas Jefferson Episode: "Thomas Jefferson and Monticello" on his homes! 

Season 3's Thomas Jefferson Episode: "Thomas Jefferson's Tomb" on his gravesite!

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