Visits to Presidential Sites

17th President, 1865-1869 Andrew Johnson sites visited: Johnson was born here in Raleigh, North Carolina. Greeneville, Tennessee has the bulk of Johnson historic sites. The Visitor Center was closed but we could see part of Johnson's preserved Tailor Shop through the window. There's a replica birthplace house across the street, and a statue on the corner. The home where he, his family, and his slaves lived from the 1830s to 1851 is preserved on another corner and was not open. Andrew Johnson is well remembered in the Tennessee State Capitol. The "Pride of Tennessee" painting includes Johnson along with Polk and Jackson. Along with all the other presidents, Johnson has a statue in the City of Presidents, Rapid City, South Dakota. The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh has a three President sculpture featuring James Polk, Andrew Jackson, and Andrew Johnson. Johnson has a very grand gravesite in Greeneville, Tennessee, high on a hill in what is now the Andrew Johnso...