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James Monroe’s birth and childhood, as well as his birth site at Colonial Beach, Virginia.
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!
Updates and Events on the James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum Facebook site.
Article on historical work undertaken to build replica house.
From My May 2017 Visit!
From My July 2021 Visit!
James Monroe Birthplace: 4460 James Monroe Highway, Colonial Beach, Virginia.
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Recommended Reading for James Monroe
McGrath, Tim. James Monroe: A Life
Unger, Harlow. The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness
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