Interment Location | Visited | |
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North Bend, OH | August 19, 2004 |
Anna Harrison was first lady of the United States, but she never actually performed any duties in that capacity. She did not accompany her husband, William Henry Harrison, to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration in winter 1841. Anna Harrison intended to travel to the nation’s capital shortly thereafter, but was still home in Ohio when news came that the president had passed away just one month into his four-year term.
Harrison and many of her kin, including her husband, rest eternally within the Harrison Tomb State Memorial near Cincinnati. It is situated on Mount Nebo, which has a view of the Ohio River. This large plaque inside the burial chamber was erected in 1922 and provides a historical sketch of the tomb’s history up to that point, dating back to its inception in 1844.
Fast Facts
Born: July 25, 1775 in Morristown, New Jersey
Spouse: William Henry Harrison (m. 1795-1841)
First Lady Tenure: 1841
Died: February 25, 1864 in North Bend, Ohio
Age: 88
Interment: Harrison Tomb State Memorial, North Bend, Ohio
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