Oak Hill, Home of James Monroe, Loudoun Co., VA
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| "Oak Hill" - Home of James Monroe. James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, was born in Westmoreland Co., Va., April 28th, 1758. He was graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1776. In 1786, he married Elizabeth Kortright. Monroe was a man of means, and had a fine estate at "Oak Hill." When his wife died in 1830, "Oak Hill" was closed. Monroe sought the home of his daughter in New York, where he died on July 4th, 1831. |
