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Encyclopedia > General Grant tree

The General Grant tree is the largest Giant Sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park. President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed it the Nation's Christmas Tree in 1926. It is the only living object to be declared a United States National Shrine, a memorial to those who died in war.


It is named after General Ulysses S. Grant, American Civil War General and the 18th (1869-1877) President of the United States.


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Grant Grove Visitor Center (1017 words)
Grant Grove houses the General Grant Tree, which is the Nation's Christmas Tree and our only living national shrine, commemorating those Americans who lost their lives in war.
The trailhead is at the Grant Tree parking area, 1 mile northwest of the visitor center.
Hume Lake is the closest lake to Grant Grove for fishing and swimming.
IMA Hero: Ulysses S. Grant HH (1289 words)
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the greatest military generals and the 18th President of the United States.
From November 23 to 25, 1863, Ulysses led the Armies of the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Potomac to victory against Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee at the Battle of Chattanooga in Tennessee.
The General Grant Tree is The Nation's Christmas Tree and a living National Shrine in memory of Americans who have died in war.
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