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5 – James Monroe

Home of James Monroe, Highlands, Charlottesville, Virginia

Lane entrance to Highlands
View from Highlands
Outline of location of original house that Monroe lived in.
House built in the 1800s partially on the original Monroe house location. Monroe did not live in this house.
300 year old tree
Red magnolia bloom
Statue of James Monroe
Bust of James Monroe at Highlands.

James Monroe Law Office and Museum, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Bust of James Monroe in the gardens to the rear of the James Monroe Law Office Museum.

Washington, DC

 
The capitol at night.
The Inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, January 20, 2017.
A Tea Party rally at the capitol, 2009.
Looking up from inside the rotunda under the dome.
 
The signing of the Declaration of Independence.
General George Washington resigning his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
Each state is represented in Statuary Hall by two statues. This is one of Virginia’s – Robert E. Lee