James Madison's Grave - Montpelier Estate
James Madison's grave at Montpelier Estate in Montpelier Station, Virginia on April 8, 2009.
James Madison's Montpelier and Early Mountain Vineyards Trip
Today's trip was not only an amazing learning experience but a true sensory overload. From the fall foliage to the Virginia History, the wines, food and company were top notch!
NS 1065 S&A Heritage unit leads NS 214 by Montpelier Station, Virginia
NS 1065 Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit leads Norfolk Southern intermodal train 214 northbound near the former home of the 4th US President James Madison at Montpelier Station, Virginia on 10/13/2014.
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BNSF 7297 leads NS 228 past Montpelier Station, Virginia
BNSF 7297 leads Norfolk Southern intermodal train 228 southbound past the home of James Madison at Montpelier Station, Virginia on 03/21/2014.
Shot with a Canon VIXIA HF R40 in 1080p @ 34bps.
NS 9580 leads NS 204 past Montpelier Station, Virginia
NS 9580 leads Norfolk Southern intermodal train 204 northbound past the home of James Madison at Montpelier Station, Virginia on 03/21/2014.
Shot with a Canon VIXIA HF R40 in 1080p @ 34bps.
Slave Quarters Excavation at James Madison's Montpelier
Archaeologists are excavating slave quarters at James Madison's Montpelier estate in a four-year project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The estate of the fourth president was maintained by scores of enslaved African-Americans. Archaeology is revealing how they lived.
CVIO: Albemarle Pipes & Drums / James Madison’s Montpelier
Hear from Albemarle Pipes & Drums, a local band that specializes in the traditional music of the Great Highland Bagpipes and Drums. Then travel to Orange County to catch up with the executive director of James Madison’s Montpelier.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS! Vintage Standard Monaco and Urinal at Wilson Hall James Madison University
This is an amazing bathroom! It is in Harrisonburg Virginia backstage of wilson hall. Twitter:
Presidential gravesites: James Madison
Recorded August 8, 2010. President Madison is buried in his family's cemetery on the grounds of the Montpelier estate he called home; his wife Dolley is buried directly behind him. One of the country's founding fathers, he was the primary author of the U.S. Constitution and a contributor to The Federalist Papers. Virginia is home to the final resting place of seven presidents, more than any other state. Madison's Montpelier is only 30 miles away from Charlottesville and Monticello, the estate and burial site of Thomas Jefferson. George Washington's Mount Vernon is approximately 2 hours north just outside of Washington, D.C.
National History Day: Dolley Madison: Creating a Nation through Actions and Legacies
2009 National History Day -- The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies. This individual senior documentary placed first in Leon County History Fair, second in Florida's State History Fair, and advanced to Nationals, placing third in the first round of judging. Other History Fair projects by this student include four exhibits each placing at the State Fair, with two projects advancing to Nationals and a project placing 12th (also exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.).
How to Say or Pronounce USA Cities — Montpelier, Virginia
This video shows you how to say or pronounce Montpelier, Virginia.
A computer said Montpelier, Virginia. How would you say Montpelier, Virginia?
GerryRIGGED: Turning Democracy On Its Head
Community Ideas Station WCVE and OneVirginia2021 are proud to have partnered on this documentary.
Directed by:
Bill Oglesby
Produced by:
Bill Oglesby
Beau Cribbs
American Artifacts Preview: Montpelier Confederate Winter Quarters
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Inn on Poplar Hill Orange, Virginia
Step back in time and enjoy our gracious southern hospitality. Located in historic Orange Virginia, the Inn on Poplar Hill offers over 28 acres of park-like grounds. Just two blocks from downtown Orange, it is an easy walk to dining, antique and specialty shops, and the James Madison museum. Exceptional wineries, sparkling lakes, Civil War Battle fields, Montpelier (the home of President James Madison), and the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains are all just a short country drive away. Just 90 minutes SW of Washington DC and 35 minutes North of Charlottesville. Come Explore!
Shenandoah Crossing - Gordonsville Hotels, Virginia
Shenandoah Crossing 4 Stars Hotel in Gordonsville, Virginia Within US Travel Directory Situated on 1,000 acres of private land, this Gordonsville hotel is a 15-minute drive to Green Springs National Historic District.
The property offers indoor and outdoor pools and on-site dining.
Shenandoah Crossing offers elegant rooms and furnished apartments.
Each includes cable TV and a coffee maker.
Many apartments feature fully equipped kitchens, a fireplace and private decks with barbecue grills.
On-site activities include basketball/tennis courts, horseback riding and a children’s playground.
Guests can use the gym or laundry facilities as well as the games room and pool tables.
The 60-acre lake provides swimming, boating and fishing.
Numerous wineries and vineyards are within a 20-minute drive of the Shenandoah property.
The Civil War Museum is a 15-minute drive from the property and Montpelier, home of James Madison is a 30-mintue drive away.
Shenandoah Crossing, Hotel
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Kenmore Plantation, Fredericksburg, VA
Built by George Washington's sister, Betty Washington Lewis and her husband Fielding Lewis, this beautiful, Georgian-style mansion reflects the pre-Revolutionary War wealth and status of the Fredericksburg merchant. Lewis lost his fortune due to his patriotic support of the war but the house he built remains. The elegant exterior is complemented by vibrant interior spaces with colorful paint and wallpaper and decorative plasterwork ceilings.
U. S. State Captitols (Sung in Alphabetical order)
This is a workshop from the new opera/musical, RED WHITE & BLUE with Contemporary Opera Los Angeles on September 6, 2007, directed by Tom Villano.
RED WHITE & BLUE is a Play within a Play and has 3 acts: Act I: The Audition. Act II: The Rehearsal Act III: The Performance.
In this clip from Act III, we see the girls in Red (Edith Evanski) White (Delaina Brown) and Blue (Lisa Boyd) singing the U.S. State Capitols in alphabetical order. They were all supposed to wear the unflattering column dresses, but the girl in Blue decided to wear something form fitting and fabulous. The girl in white changed her dress, but the girl in red is still wearing the dress which resembles a potato sack. She puts her boa around her waist to try to give it an hour glass look, but then it gets stuck when she needs it for the choreography.
Music by Susan Asbjornson, lyrics by history, Orchestra conducted and music orchestrated by Pancho Burgos, Bill Protzmann on piano. ContemporaryOpera.com
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Highways, Roads, and Interstates link all the United States and their capitols.
Montgomery, Alabama,
Juneau, Alaska
Phoenix, Arizona
Little Rock, Arkansas
Sacramento, California
Denver, Colorado
Hartford, Connecticut
Dover, Delaware
Tallahassee, Florida
Atlanta, Georgia
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho
Springfield, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Des Moines, Iowa
Topeka, Kansas
Frankfort, Kentucky
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Augusta, Maine
Annapolis, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts
Lansing, Michigan
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jackson, Mississippi
Jefferson City, Missouri
Helena, Montana
Lincoln, Nebraska
Carson City, Nevada
Concord, New Hampshire
Trenton, New Jersey
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Albany, New York
Raleigh, North Carolina
Bismarck, North Dakota
Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Salem, Oregon
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Providence, Rhode Island
Columbia, South Carolina
Pierre, South Dakota
Nashville, Tennessee
Austin, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah
Montpelier, Vermont
Richmond, Virginia
Olympia, Washington
Charleston, West Virginia
Madison, Wisconsin
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Highways, Roads, and Interstates link all the United States and their capitols.--With the exception of Juneau, Alaska, which can only be reached by boat or plane.
Dover Hydraulic Elevator - Marion Parkade - Salem, Oregon (South Elevator)
This is the basic Dover hydraulic elevator at Marion Parkade in Salem, Oregon. I think it used to have Impulse? Vandal Resistant? It got modded in 2006 with Adams Survivor Plus.
George Washington, James Madison, and the Creation of the American Republic (2000)
The historian Garry Wills wrote:
Madison's claim on our admiration does not rest on a perfect consistency, any more than it rests on his presidency. He has other virtues. ... As a framer and defender of the Constitution he had no peer. ... The finest part of Madison's performance as president was his concern for the preserving of the Constitution. ... No man could do everything for the country—not even Washington. Madison did more than most, and did some things better than any. That was quite enough.[136]
George F. Will once wrote that if we truly believed that the pen is mightier than the sword, our nation's capital would have been called Madison, D.C., instead of Washington, D.C.[137]
Madison's writings are studied for the debate over human rights among different classes of citizens in the 21st century. Madison appears to have anticipated the danger of a strong majority imposing its will on a weaker minority by popular vote.[138] Madison, in The Federalist Papers, in Federalist No. 51, wrote:
It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers, but to guard one part of the society against the injustice of the other part... In a society under the forms of which the stronger faction can readily unite and oppress the weaker, anarchy may as truly be said to reign as in a state of nature, where the weaker individual is not secured against the violence of the stronger.
In 1986, Congress created the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Constitution. The Foundation offers $24,000 graduate level fellowships to secondary teachers to undertake a master's degree which emphasizes the study of the Constitution. Montpelier, his family's plantation and his home in Orange, Virginia, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Many counties, several towns, cities, educational institutions, a mountain range and a river are named after Madison:
Madison County – lists counties named for him
Cities: e.g. Madison, Wisconsin
Named in his honor were the James Madison College of public policy at Michigan State University; and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia; the James Madison Institute honors his contributions to the Constitution.
The James Madison Memorial Building is a building of the United States Library of Congress in Washington, DC and serves as the official memorial to Madison.
The Madison Range was named in honor of the then U.S. Secretary of State by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled through Montana in 1805. The Madison River in southwestern Montana, was named in 1805 by Lewis & Clark.[139]
Mount Madison in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains in New Hampshire is named for him.
Two U.S. Navy ships have been named USS James Madison and three as USS Madison.
Madison's portrait was on the old U.S. $5000 bill.[140] This denomination, however, has not been printed since 1946, and they have been recalled since 1969.
Madison Cottage in New York City was named in his honor shortly after his death. It had been an important way station at the northernmost edge of New York City. The grounds where the cottage was located became Madison Square park. The park in turn gave rise to the name for Madison Square Gardens which was originally located adjacent to the park. Madison Square Gardens was an important bicycle racing venue and the subsequent host of a type of cycling known as Madison Cycling.
Through diligence and long hours of study that may have compromised his health,[9] Madison graduated in 1771. His studies included Latin, Greek, science, geography, mathematics, rhetoric, and philosophy. Great emphasis also was placed on speech and debate; Madison helped found the American Whig Society, in direct competition to fellow student Aaron Burr's Cliosophic Society. After graduation, Madison remained at Princeton to study Hebrew and political philosophy under the university president, John Witherspoon, before returning to Montpelier in the spring of 1772. He became quite fluent in Hebrew. Madison studied law from his interest in public policy, not with the intent to practice law.[10]
At a height of only five feet, four inches (163 cm), and never weighing more than 100 pounds, he became the most diminutive president.