Season 3, Episode 5-James Monroe’s Tomb

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  1. S3 E7 Andrew Jackson's Tomb
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  3. S3 E5 James Monroe's Tomb
  4. S3 E4 James Madison's Tomb
  5. S3 E3 Thomas Jefferson's Tomb

Where has James Monroe been?! Our fourth President to die and the first to be buried in another state, as well as our first exhumed and relocated President! Learn about James’ brief post-Presidency, his death, his reburial, and his distinctive gravesite!

Make sure to listen to James Monroe’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “James Monroe and Colonial Beach” on his birthplace!

Also, listen to James Monroe’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “James Monroe and Highland” for his home!

President James Monroe’s Tomb from Hollywood Cemetery.

Monroe’s Tomb from the National Park Service.

From the restoration by BR Howard Conservation.

James Monroe’s first gravesite at New York City’s Marble Cemetery.

From My July 2015 Visit!

From My July 2021 Visit!

From My June 2022 Visit!

From My June 2023 Visit!

James Monroe’s Death Site and NYC Cemetery

Historic Images of James Monroe’s Tomb

Close-up of the marker on James Monroe’s Tomb.

Images of the Reburial and Laying in State

James Monroe’s Tomb: Presidents Circle, 412 S Cherry St, Richmond, Virginia.

Recommended Reading for James Monroe

Tim McGrath, James Monroe: A Life.
Harlow Giles Unger, The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness.
Harry Ammon, James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity.

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