There is irony that the closest town to the residence of the author of the Declaration of Independence was named after George III’s wife.
Most cities have some recognition of their namesake such as a painting or a statute, but Charlottesville has none. The woman had 14 children, an accomplishment worthy of recognition in itself and, for a royal, was a good mother. A statue on the Downtown Mall would be appropriate.
Paying for this would be an act of atonement for the Monticello Foundation, since a majority of the accusations Mr. Jefferson made in the Declaration against her husband are without foundation.
Eugene ‘Jeep’ Meyung
Albemarle County
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