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4 hours ago · Attendance at the New York funeral topped 1.5 million. [540] Ceremonies were held in other major cities around the country, while Grant was eulogized in the press. [ 541 ] Grant's body was laid to rest in Riverside Park, first in a temporary tomb, and then on April 17, 1897, in the General Grant National Memorial, known as " Grant's Tomb ", the largest mausoleum in North America.
