Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, has Louisville roots dating back to his childhood, but not every "Taylor" landmark in the city and state is named after him. Taylor died of ...

A WREATH WAS WHERE ZACHARY TAYLOR IS BURIED. SERVICE MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY PAY THEIR RESPECTS EVERY YEAR ON TAYLOR’S BIRTHDAY, HONORING THE NATION’S 12TH PRESIDENT AND ARMY SOLDIER WHO ...

For more than a century after Taylor's death — long after the 12th president had faded into obscurity — history buffs and forensic science experts alike wondered if there was any way to prove ...

Happy birthday to “Old Rough and Ready”! Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th president of the United States, was born 231 years ago today. Taylor earned the nickname “Old Rough and Ready” in ...

TAYLOR SERVED IN THE ARMY DURING THE WAR OF 1812. HE WAS ELECTED OUR 12TH PRESIDENT IN 1848, B Soldiers from Fort Knox paid tribute to President Zachary Taylor in Louisville Monday.They laid a ...

According to the release, each year a U.S. Military General or flag officer will lay a wreath, provided by the White House, at the gravesite of each deceased former U.S. President’s birthdays. Zachary ...

"The 11th President had spent the previous evening with Congress trying to pass some final appropriation bills before turning the Oval Office over to the incoming Zachary ... 12, a week after ...

A monument of its namesake -- America's 12th president, Zachary Taylor, who was a career U.S. Army officer -- towers 50 feet high, overlooking not one but two of his burial sites. "That is the ...

Taylor served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He was elected the 12th president of the United States in 1848, but served only 16 months before his death while in office. Zachary Taylor ...