Birthplace of James Monroe
April 28, 1758
July 4, 1831
Fifth president of the
United States 1817- 1825
Governor of Virginia
1799 and 1811
Proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine
December 2, 1823
Declares the Americas
no longer subject to
European colonization
Marker is on James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
