IN THE BEGINNING....
Monroe County was named in honor of
James Monroe,
an officer of the Continental
Army; Minister to French, 1794 to 1796, and 1803; Governor of Virginia 1977
to 1802; Minister to England 1803 to 1804; Secretary of State 1811 to
1817; and fifth President of the United States.
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