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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: April 19, 2014
Caption: James Monroe
Additional Description: James Monroe, the fifth president, was serving as secretary of state to president Madison. For days before the Battle of Bladensburg, Monroe rode across the countryside scouting the British troops, trying to determine where they would strike—Baltimore or Washington?Close-up of image on marker
Submitted: April 26, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p271535
File Size: 2.187 Megabytes

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