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  2. Montpelier (Orange, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    September 9, 1969 [2] James Madison's Montpelier, located in Orange County, Virginia, was the plantation house of the Madison family, including Founding Father and fourth president of the United States James Madison and his wife, Dolley. The 2,650-acre (1,070 ha) property is open seven days a week. Montpelier was declared a National Historic ...

  3. Belle Grove (Port Conway, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Belle Grove is a historic plantation located on U.S. Route 301 in Port Conway, Virginia.The present plantation house was built in 1790. [1]James Madison, a Founding Father and the fourth President of the United States, was born on March 16, 1751, at Belle Grove plantation in an earlier house which no longer stands.

  4. Belle Grove Plantation (Middletown, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Designated NHLDCP. August 11, 1969. Designated VLR. November 5, 1968 [1] Belle Grove Plantation is a late-18th-century plantation house and estate in the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA. It is situated in Frederick County, about a mile southwest of Middletown. Built between 1794 and 1797, the large Federal -style manor house is a ...

  5. James Madison - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Bladensburg. James Madison (March 16, 1751 [ b ] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed the " Father of the Constitution " for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of ...

  6. James Madison Museum - Wikipedia

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    James Madison Museum. Coordinates: 38°14′36.1″N 78°6′46.9″W. The James Madison Museum in 2017. The James Madison Museum located in Orange, Virginia is a museum dedicated to 4th president of the United States James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison. [1] Exhibits include original furniture used by James Madison, his personal items ...

  7. James Madison and Leah Arcouet Chiles House - Wikipedia

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    James Madison and Leah Arcouet Chiles House is an historic home located in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is a two-story Spanish Colonial Revival-style villa located at 21 Chiles Avenue in the Kenilworth neighborhood of Asheville. James "Jake" Chiles, a successful businessman and real estate developer and his wife, Leah.

  8. Presidency of James Madison - Wikipedia

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    Presidency of James Madison. The presidency of James Madison began on March 4, 1809, when James Madison was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1817. Madison, the fourth United States president, took office after defeating Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney decisively in the 1808 presidential election.

  9. James Madison University - Wikipedia

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    James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia.Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977.