Monroe Hall, Virginia

Roadside scene in Monroe Hall

Highway running through Monroe Hall

Monroe Hall is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.^[1] The site of James Monroe's birthplace is located in the community, and is marked with an obelisk, an historical marker, and a bronze plaque.

References

↑ "Monroe Hill, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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James Monroe

5th President of the United States (1817–1825) 5th U.S. Secretary of State (1811–1817) United States Secretary of War (1814–1815) Governor of Virginia (1799–1802, 1811) United States Minister to the United Kingdom (1803–1808) United States Minister to France (1794–1796) United States Senator from Virginia (1790–1794) Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia (1783–1786)

Founding events	Virginia Ratifying Convention Founding Fathers

Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Florida Treaty Treaty of 1818 Panic of 1819 Era of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise Seminole Wars Monroe Doctrine Tariff of 1824 State of the Union Address, 1824 Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments

Other noted accomplisments	Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase Monroe–Pinkney Treaty War of 1812

Life	Early life and career Birthplace and boyhood home Revolutionary War service Battle of Trenton Monroe Hill home and office James Monroe Law Office, Museum, and Memorial Library Ash Lawn–Highland Oak Hill James Monroe Tomb

Elections	U.S. Senate election, 1790 1792 Governor of Virginia election, 1799 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1816 1820

Legacy and popular culture	Monrovia, capital of Liberia List of places named for James Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe, Georgia Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, New York Monroe Township, New Jersey U.S. postage stamps Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar

Related	Virginia Dynasty Monroe on slavery American Colonization Society

Family	Elizabeth Kortright (wife) George Hay (son-in-law) Samuel L. Gouverneur (son-in-law) Spence Monroe (father) Elizabeth Jones (mother)

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Municipalities and communities of Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States

County seat: Montross

Towns	Colonial Beach Montross

Unincorporated communities	Acorn Baynesville Bayside Bryant Town Bull Neck Carys Corner Chiltons Chisford Coles Point Currioman Landing East End Erica Flat Iron Grays Corner Griffiths Corner Hague Hinnom Hogans Hill Horners Kinsale Kremlin Latanes Laurel Grove Leedstown Leesville Lerty Machodoc Maple Grove Mattox Bridge Meter Monroe Hall Mount Holly Narrow Beach Nash Town Neenah Nomini Nomini Grove Oak Grove Oldhams Onawmanient Palmtown Peeds Pomona Potomac Beach Potomac Mills Ragged Point Beach Sandy Point Smith Hill Springfield Stratford Hall Stratford Mill Templeman Threeway Tidwells Tucker Hill Wakefield Corner Westmoreland Wilberts Corner Zacata

Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 76°59′32″W / 38.23972°N 76.99222°W / 38.23972; -76.99222

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