Talk:Grant's Tomb/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: 1TWO3Writer (talk · contribs) 01:55, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Oops. Part of the August 2023 backlog.

1a
While representatives from other states favored relocating the president's remains, New York representative were opposed. Were there multiple NY representatives or just one? If just one, I'd add their name. The facade is modeled after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus with Persian elements. I feel like this sentence cuts off abruptly. "with incorporated Persian elements"? Something along those lines.
 * It was several representatives, but Picone only lists two of them. Epicgenius (talk) 04:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Since the source doesn't actually mention Persian elements, I removed that bit. I also replaced the source with Kahn and Picone. Epicgenius (talk) 04:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

2b
Spot-check:


 * (27) Couldn't find any mention of the headquarters being there in the book. (I am using the Scribd version and searched the term "Lower Manhattan")
 * According to the book, the headquarters was first at Liberty and Nassau Streets (which is in the modern-day Financial District of Lower Manhattan), then at 146 Broadway (just down the block from the original HQ). I did not think that summarizing the general geographic location would be controversial, as I explained both locations fully in a footnote, but I've removed this nonetheless. Epicgenius (talk) 04:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, well if that's the case, feel free to re-add that information, I forgot it was explained in the notes. Sorry! (Though perhaps that note could be attached to that sentence.) 123Writer talk 06:11, 21 August 2023 (UTC)


 * (98) About $1,000 each came from the royalties from Grant's memoirs and a puzzle contest at the end of 1886. Couldn't find in either source how much royalty money was put into the fund.
 * Picone 2021, pp. 104–105, and Kahn 1980, pp. 40–41, both state that Grant donated $987.50... which apparently was from Ulysses S. Grant's back pay, not from royalties. I've fixed this. Thanks for the review, . Epicgenius (talk) 04:20, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem! 123Writer talk 06:08, 21 August 2023 (UTC)