Historical Marker

Franklin Pierce 1804–1869

Concord · Concord · Merrimack

New Hampshire marker

Inscription

Fourteenth President of the United States (1853–1857) Lies buried in nearby Minot enclosure. Native son of New Hampshire, graduate of Bowdoin College, lawyer, effective political leader, Congressman and U.S. Senator, Mexican War Veteran, courageous advocate of State's Rights, he was popularly known as 'Young Hickory of the Granite Hills.

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Location

AddressConcord
CityConcord
CountyMerrimack

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