Season 1, Episode 5: James Monroe and Colonial Beach
The last of the Virginia Dynasty, James Monroe in Colonial Beach! Listen as we visit Monroe’s birth site, one of the few which have received improvements and new recognition very recently, opening a visitors’ center and birthplace replica in recent years, as well as explore Monroe’s childhood, education, and family!
Make sure to listen to James Monroe’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “James Monroe and Highland” on his homes!
Also, listen to James Monroe’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 3, “James Monroe’s Tomb” for his gravesite!
From My May 2017 Visit!
With the Birthplace of Monroe sign.Flagpole and signage for birth site.Obelisk for Monroe’s birth site.Veterans of Foreign Wars’ markerDaughters of the American Revolution marker with historical information.Scene from highway, with marker and obelisk; replica birthplace would be behind this.
From My July 2021 Visit!
Re-Visiting James Monroe’s BirthplaceJames Monroe Birthplace with the reproduction in the backgroundMonroe birthplace obelisk.Sign to interpret the Monroe birthsite.Monroe Birthplace MuseumVery cool Monroe artifactsMonroe artifactsApproaching the birthplace reroductionJames Monroe Birthplace! Interiors of the Monroe BirthplaceMonroe Birthplace interior Inside the rooms they’re still fixing up Monroe birthplaceVisiting James Monroe Birthplace Birthplace obeliskJames Monroe Birthplace!
From My June 2022 Visit!
The James Monroe birthplace with the replica behindDifferent memorialsObelisk and the replica behindMarker and the replicaWith the birthplace markerAt the birthplace replicaFormal sitting room in the replica James Monroe portrait and cabinet Dining room Law office James and me Second floor bedroom Bedroom On the main floor Between the rooms The James Monroe birthplace replica
The James Monroe Birthplace Museum
Museum and view James Monroe bustsJames Monroe items and portraitsJames Monroe itemsWith James Monroe James Monroe items Historical image of the Monroe birthplace.Replica birthplace, opened in 2020.James Monroe portrait by Samuel F.B. Morse.
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