Ron Wittman, who represents the First Congressional District, which includes Westmoreland County, in Congress-- said the foundation for Monroe's decades of public service was laid at his birthplace and childhood home.
"We can imagine a young James Monroe here with his siblings, doing his chores, taking care of the animals and garden," Wittman said. "What he learned here, he took with him the rest of his life. This place keeps alive an important part of history -- the formative years of James Monroe.
Monroe sold his birthplace property in 1783, describing it in a newspaper advertisement as, "About 500 acres of land in Westmoreland county on Monroe's creek, within a mile and a half of Potowmack river," with "a dwelling house with a passage and several rooms below and above, with a kitchen, barn, stables, and other necessary out-houses...."
--Brock-Perry
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