Presidential Address, April 8 Fire at Montpelier

On the evening of Monday, April 8, 2024, a fire emergency occurred at the Archaeology Lab at James Madison’s Montpelier in Orange County, VA. Montpelier is the lifelong home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, Architect of the Bill of Rights, and the fourth President of the United States.
Five fire departments and 30 firefighters from across Orange County, including Orange, Gordonsville, Barboursville, Rapidan, and Lake of the Woods, responded, with at least three firefighters sustaining injuries.
Eola L. Dance, President & CEO of The Montpelier Foundation, addresses the incident and the path to recovery.
For updates and to support recovery efforts, please visit www.montpelier.org

[@alishaamado6799]

my heart goes out to the montpelier community esp the archaeology department ❤

[@kennethcrace6181]

We're the artifacts destroyed....? Damaged...?? Thinking of you all in archology Department.