James Monroe - Legacy and Memory

Legacy and Memory

• Since its 1824 renaming in his honor, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia has been named Monrovia. It is the only non-American capital city named after a U.S. President.
• On December 12, 1954, the United States Postal Service released a 5¢ Liberty Issue postage stamp honoring Monroe.
• There are academic buildings named after him at the University of Mary Washington, College of William and Mary, George Mason University, and George Washington University.
• The City of Monroe, Michigan is also named for him.
• Monroe County, PA, created in 1836, is named for him.
• The City of Monroe, Georgia, incorporated in 1821, is named for him.
• Monroe was the last U.S. President to wear a powdered wig tied in a queue, a tricorne and knee breeches according to the old-fashioned style of the 18th century. That gained him the nickname "The Last Cocked Hat".
• Monroe is the last president who had never been photographed and whose portraits are preserved today only on paintings.