Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Craigie House where Longfellow wrote, a hundred more — an American pilgrimage told building by building, when many of these places were still fighting to survive.

Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia

2 shrines in this part of Historic Shrines of America.

Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia

THE LIFELONG HOME OF JAMES MADISON James Madison was born at the residence of his mother's parents, at Port Conway, Prince George County…

Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia: Madison

The estate was still the property of Mr. Madison's father, and both his father and mother continued to live there. Before long the house…

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