TourismOhio launches presidential trail

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TourismOhio, in partnership with the Ohio History Connection, recently launched the Ohio Presidential Trail on Trails.Ohio.org. The 13-stop trail invites travelers to find history in Ohio by highlighting homes, libraries, museums and monuments that tell the life stories of eight U.S. presidents elected from the state.

Stops on the Ohio Presidential Trail include: William Henry Harrison Tomb, North Bend; William Howard Taft National Historic Site, Cincinnati; U.S. Grant Birthplace, Point Pleasant; U.S. Grant Boyhood Home & Schoolhouse, Georgetown; Warren G. Harding Home & Memorial, Marion; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museum, Fremont; Garfield Memorial at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland; James A. Garfield National Historic Site; James A Garfield Birthplace, Moreland Hills ; Hiram College (Garfield and his wife met there), Hiram; William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, Canton; National First Ladies’ Library, Canton; and McKinley Memorial Museum & McKinley Birthplace Home, Niles.

The Ohio Presidential Trail is one of more than 65 trails that can be found on the Ohio Adventure Trails map at Ohio.org. For more information, follow Trumbull County Tourism Bureau on Facebook or visit ExploreTrumbullCounty.com.