Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?

The Saratogian ^ | 05/26/2006 | PAUL POST,

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Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?

Jimmy Hoffa?

[Vision]

It's amazing how many people don't know this.

[Man50D]

Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?

I thought it was Cary Grant. Oh well. LOL

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Judy, Judy, Judy...

[InterceptPoint]

It was Groucho Marx.

[Mikey_1962]

I thought it ws a riddle because both Grant and his wife were burried there......

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Great military leader, one of the worst Presidents of all time. Why he's on the $50 bill is beyond me. Surely John Adams or one of the Founders should occupy the second-most valuable currency.

[Roccus]

The Grant family came very close to removing the Gen. and the Mrs.in the late 80's, early 90's. The tomb had fallen into terrible disrepair, was covered with graffiti and was a haven for drug addicts.

[Phsstpok]

A riddle relating to Grant's Tomb, popularized by Groucho Marx on his game show You Bet Your Life, is "Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?" Though the proper answer is "nobody"—Grant and his wife are entombed, not buried—Groucho would usually accept "Grant".

From Wikipedia, but it's technically correct.  Plus, they're beneath the tomb in the crypt, not in the tomb itself, at least according to the guides who gave the spiel when I visited in grade school. 

[Ciexyz]

Weekly World News, the B&W tabloid, has a continuous feature concerning a paranormal private eye who has his HQ "under Grant's Tomb", so the article often has a photo of Grant's Tomb. (Just thought I'd mention it, for what it's worth.)

[rissa1312]

That was then this is now.

[rissa1312]

So who is under it. Did they ever get around to putting him in there or not?!

[Dog Gone]

It's an impressive monument.

His Presidency sucked for many reasons, but he was a great Union general.

[blam]

"It was Groucho Marx."

LOL. Groucho used to ask that question on his game show when the dummies missed all the other questions, so that, "no-one goes home empty handed. BTW, I saw people miss that question too.

[PistolPaknMama]

Is there a question in this article about who rotted in Grant's tomb? The article indicates it was Grant. I always figured he was transported into hell by a demon. In that scenario, an imposter lies in his grave.

[Freedom4US]

I heard the same thing - it was a very dicey area. Has it been cleaned up? Can I still score a dime bag on the steps or whatever?

[Roccus]

I haven't been near it since I retired in 99. The tomb was cleaned up at that time, however, I can't say if the surrounds have gotten better since then. As for scoreing, you'd be better at 116 and Amsterdam or the Popeye's on 125, but you had better be armed.

[Freedom4US]

lol! I was joking... I'm just amazed that a major monument - a president's tomb, would be allowed to be degraded like that. I don't know where Gen. Lee is buried but I bet it's not a crackhouse..

[Roccus]

You asked, I told. :)

When the tomb was first built this was pretty much parkland surrounded by the very wealthy. Riverside Church, Columbia, Barnard and a seminary whose name I can't remember are nearby.