James Monroe, and the site tells the stories of people and events reflecting significant years in the development of the United States. Highland — along with the Omohundro Institute, the Muscarelle ...

James Monroe was the last of the so-called Virginia Dynasty of presidents. Like James Madison, Monroe was secretary of state before becoming president. A spirit of vigorous nationalism known as the ...

ALDIE, Va. (AP) — The room where President James Monroe crafted part of his famed doctrine exudes a quiet, stately atmosphere. Inside the enclosed west porch a few footsteps away, a quarried-stone ...