Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Window To A New America

Photographed by William Pope, October 13, 2024

1. Window To A New America Marker

Inscription. In the decades following the American Revolution, James Monroe and other leaders set out to define and expand the new nation. Highland offers a window into what this meant for the many lives that intersected here—political elites, enslaved workers, overseers, family and relations, artisans—and how they all contributed to a larger national story.

Ventana A Una Nueva America
EN LAS DÉCADAS posteriores a la Revolución Estadounidense, James Monroe y otros líderes se propusieron definir y expandir la nueva nación. Highland ofrece una ventana a lo que esto significó para las muchas vidas que se cruzaron aquí—élites políticas, trabajadores esclavizados, capataces, familiares y parientes, artesanos—y cómo todos ellos contribuyeron a una historia nacional más amplia.

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James Monroe 1819, by Samuel F.B. Morse

Asking Questions is the key to understanding the past. How does Monroe's plantation reflect the story of agriculture in Virginia? How was his home "lost and found" to history? What challenges and choices faced America after the Revolution?

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Government & Politics.

Location. 37° 58.947′ N, 78° 27.321′ W. Marker is in Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It can be reached from Ashlawn-Highland Drive 0.4 miles west of James Monroe Parkway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1941 Ashlawn-Highland Dr, Charlottesville VA 22902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Iron Casting of a Mileage Marker (within shouting distance of this marker); Archaeology (within shouting distance of this marker); Agriculture

Photographed by William Pope, October 13, 2024

2. Window To A New America Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); What Happened? (within shouting distance of this marker); Whose House Is This? (within shouting distance of this marker); Ash Lawn - Highland (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstructed Quarters (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ash Lawn – Highland (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlottesville.

Also see . . . James Monroe's Highland. (Submitted on November 30, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 30, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on December 25, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.