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"My grandparents and my parents came here in a covered wagon. In this community they toiled and worshipped God. They lie buried on your hillside. The most formative years of my boyhood were spent here. My roots are in this soil." — Herbert Hoover
The Midwest is home to several National Park Service sites that preserve the journeys that influenced the nation's leaders. Discover places and stories of presidents and their spouses—before, during, and after their time in office.
Map depicting the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. A star depicts each presidential park on the map:
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial in western South Dakota
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in eastern Iowa
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site in northwestern Missouri
- Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in eastern Missouri
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site in southwestern Arkansas
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site in central Illinois
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in southwestern Indiana
- James A. Garfield National Historic Site in northeastern Ohio
- First Ladies National Historic Site in northeastern Ohio
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site in southwestern Ohio
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Last updated: February 18, 2022