Born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782, Martin Van Buren was the first president born a US citizen. His life spanned the American Revolution to the Civil War and was shaped by the most important issues of the era: US expansionism and the removal of Indigenous people, states’ rights, and slavery. This historic landscape invites reflection on the many lives and legacies woven into its past.
What you’ll hear
16 places to explore in this park.
- A Farmer In My Native Town
- A House Transformed
- An Agrarian Lifestyle
- Bustling Household
- Dogs of the NPS
- Farmhands and Fishing
- Farm Operations
- Fertile Political Ground
- Lindenwald
- Lindenwald & Old Post Road
- Martin Van Buren Gravesite
- Soil Improvers
- The Old Sycamore
- The Van Buren Farm
- Uncovering the Past: North Gatehouse
- Welcome to Lindenwald
Hear it on Trailtold
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