List of memorials to James Monroe

Last updated November 05, 2024

This is a list of memorials to James Monroe, a Founding Father and the 5th president of the United States.

United States

Academic buildings

There are academic buildings named after him at the University of Mary Washington, College of William and Mary, George Mason University, and George Washington University. In addition, a statue of Monroe was dedicated in front of Tucker Hall on the campus of the College of William & Mary in 2015.^[1]

Counties

Townships

Unincorporated communities

Other

Fort Monroe, Virginia
Lake Monroe, Florida
Lake Monroe, Indiana
Monroe College, New York
James Monroe High School, Bronx New York
James Monroe Middle School, Ridgecrest CA
Monroe Avenue and Monroe Center Street, two major thoroughfares in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan ^[2]
Monroe North, a neighborhood and business district in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Monroe Street, New Haven, Connecticut
Monroe Street, Trenton, New Jersey ^[3]
Mount Monroe, one of a number of mountains named for presidents of the United States in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
North Monroe Avenue, Lindenhurst, New York

Elsewhere

Monrovia, Liberia

References

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[1] "William & Mary - President Monroe statue to be dedicated on William & Mary campus". wm.edu.

[2] "How a feud between the city's founding fathers shaped Monroe Center and downtown Grand Rapids". 26 December 2012.

[3] "Trenton Historical Society, New Jersey".

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v t e James Monroe
5th President of the United States (1817–1825) 5th United States Secretary of State (1811–1817) United States Secretary of War (1814–1815) 12th and 16th Governor of Virginia (1799–1802, 1811) U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1803–1808) U.S. Minister to France (1794–1796) U.S. Senator from Virginia (1790–1794) Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation (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 Highland Oak Hill James Monroe Tomb
Elections	1789 Virginia's 5th congressional district election 1790 and 1791 U.S. Senate elections 1792 Governor of Virginia election, 1799 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1816 1820
Legacy and popular culture	Bibliography Memorials Monrovia, capital of Liberia Fort Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe, New York Monroe, Georgia Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, New York Monroe Township, (Northern) New Jersey Monroe Township, (Southern) New Jersey Mount Monroe Monroe Park The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 (painting) Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings) Monroe Hill (2015 film) U.S. postage stamps Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar USS President Monroe USS James Monroe
Related	Monroe on slavery American Colonization Society Virginia dynasty Limestone plantation
Family	Elizabeth Kortright (wife) George Hay (son-in-law) Samuel L. Gouverneur (son-in-law)
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List of memorials to James Monroe

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