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  2. Oct 20, 2021 · Revolutionary war Col. Jacob Davis named our city “Montpelier” while applying for its charter in August 1781. Davis joined Col. Timothy Bigelow and several others in the endeavor, according to Daniel P. Thompson in his “History of the Town of Montpelier, from the time it was first chartered in 1781 to the year 1860,” published in 1860.

  3. But was “Montpelier” already the name of the plantation in 1781? Or was Pendleton just drawing a comparison? We may never know exactly when the Madisons started calling their home Montpelier.

  4. Montpelier, located in Orange County, Virginia, was the plantation home of James Madison, fourth president of the United States. The original core of the main house was built around 1760 by James Madison, Sr., the father of the future president. In 1797, James Madison, Jr., and his wife Dolley moved to Montpelier and began making changes and ...

  5. Montpelier is administered by The Montpelier Foundation and is a National Trust Historic Site. Montpelier is a monument to James Madison and the enslaved community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with the enduring legacy of Madison's most powerful idea: government by the people.

  6. Named for Montpellier, France, the town (township) was chartered in 1781 by proprietors from Massachusetts and western Vermont. The first permanent dwelling was built there in 1787. Montpelier established a town meeting in 1791, and it was named the state capital in 1805.

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  7. Admiral George Dewey of Manila Bay fame was born in Montpelier on December 26, 1837. After the Spanish-American war, Dewey was given an enormous homecoming celebration on October 12, 1899, in Montpelier. Three ships of the U.S. Navy have borne the name Montpelier, and the city has a USS Montpelier museum to commemorate their exploits.

  8. It was named after Montpellier, a city in the south of France. [10] Montpelier was chartered as a town by proprietors from Massachusetts and western Vermont on August 14, 1781, and the Town of Montpelier was granted municipal powers by the "Governor, Council and General Assembly of the Freemen of the State of Vermont".

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