Barbara No Rutherford Hayes, had been here in 1880 http://www.ohiohistory.org/onlinedoc/hayes/Volume04/Chapter43/December11.txt For one of the places he visited was Oakland, and the Cameron Stanford House, where they served Lemonade, for his wife ;-) George Barbara Smith <[email protected]> wrote: It's my understanding that President William McKinley's visit to Los Angeles in 1901, just month's before he was assassinated, was the first visit of a president to California. I have more info about that visit if you want to contact me off the list serve. Barbara Smith Los Angeles [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Gregory McReynolds [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Former President GRANT in LA? This is more of a historical rather than genealogical question, but I wonder if anyone has information regarding a visit former President U. S. GRANT may have made to Los Angeles? The time frame would have been probably between 1878 and 1883. Any information is welcomed. Thank you, Gregory McReynolds Pasadena, California ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== Please use relevant subject lines. ==== SOCAL Mailing List ==== Do NOT post virus notices to the list. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software