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Never-Built Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge

This most incredible image shows what the Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge would have liked like today. It would have been where the current Arlington Memorial Bridge is today.

Which President Got a Speeding Ticket on a Horse?

Ulysses Grant was arrested for speeding by William West, an African-American metropolitan policeman. This is a great historical story.

History Behind Lion Statues in House of Cards Opening Credits

What are the lions in the House of Cards credits? They're sitting at the Ulysses Grant Memorial by the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

A Look Back at Ulysses S. Grant's 1873 Inauguration: A Print from 1873

Take a look back at Ulysses S. Grant's 1873 Inauguration with this amazing print from 1873. See the event from Pennsylvania Ave. with this incredible image from the Library of Congress.

A 1901 design for the memorial bridge by Edward P. Casey and William H. Burr, accepted by the Secretary of War but never constructed.

Exploring the Unbuilt Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge: Two More Images

Discover two more images of the proposed Ulysses Grant Memorial Bridge, a bridge that was never built. Explore the story of this bridge and find out why it was never constructed.