everal sites in Virginia work to keep alive James Monroe’s legacy. In Westermoreland County, Monroe Hall, Monroe’s birthplace and the place he called home until he was 16 years old, has been re-created. A visitor’s center there functions as a small museum. And a nature walk doubles as a time line—as visitors follow the path to the water behind the house, dated stone markers describe milestones in different periods of Monroe’s life. The site is open to the
Keeping the Legacy Alive
Sep 01, 2023
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