Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

National Park Service site in Greeneville honoring the 17th president, with his homes, tailor shop, and a veterans cemetery.

121 Monument Ave., Greeneville, TN 37743 · Greeneville, TN

About Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

This National Park Service site in Greeneville, Tennessee, preserves places tied to Andrew Johnson, who became president after Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Visitors start at the Visitor Center, where a short orientation film and a museum about Johnson's controversial presidency are located. Guided tours of the Homestead, where Johnson lived before and after his presidency, run during set times and require free tickets. The grounds also include Johnson's early home, his original tailor shop, and the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, which holds veteran burials along with the president's grave. Exhibits cover Reconstruction, the impeachment and acquittal, the Johnson family, and the lives of people Johnson enslaved.

#presidential history
#Reconstruction era
#national cemetery
#Civil War aftermath
#free admission

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