william henry harrison

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,072

By Erik Loomis

In General

On April 16, 2022

This is the grave of William Henry Harrison. Born in 1773 in Charles City County, Virginia, Harrison grew up in one of the new nation's most elite families. His father was Benjamin Harrison V, a major planter, delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774-77, and...

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BREAKING: LGM PROVIDES YET MORE CRITICAL COVERAGE OF THE 1840 ELECTION

By Erik Loomis

On May 15, 2018

Only at LGM do you get the latest updates from the 1840 election, such as this pretty interesting essay on how people thought William Henry Harrison lived in a log.

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The Harrison Death

By Erik Loomis

On April 1, 2014

Given that Washington was a swampy cesspool of disease and both human and animal waste through most of the 19th century (as opposed to the spiritual and moral cesspool it.