President James Garfield

ID: 2215
This file appears in: Garfield Place
President James Garfield

President James Garfield is shown here with his daughter. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Garfield Place

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #172 in Prestonsburg notes the location of the house built in 1857 by John M. Burns, which was used as a temporary headquarters for Colonel James Garfield after the Battle of Middle Creek. James Garfield was born into a modest…