Clinton, CT
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America."
-- William J. Clinton

 

Clinton CT. was our first stop on the Presidential Tour.  Not far from our home in Waterford, US Route 1 crosses the Hammonasset River. On the eastern bank is the town of Clinton, on the west shore is Madison.  What a great stop to start off our tour, two presidential stops and an AWSHIDT to boot. 

 

• Dates of Presidency: 1/20/1993 - 1/20/2001
• Presidency Number: 42
• Party: Democratic
• Governor of a State: Arkansas (1979-1981), Arkansas (1983-1992)


•He was the second president to be impeached, and was acquitted.

 

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Clinton, CT.  4/29/01
Madison, CT
"The happy union of these states is a wonder: their constitution a miracle: their example the hope of liberty throughout the world"
-- James Madison "Outline Notes" September 1829

 

Madison, CT. was our second stop for the tour.   After our quick photo of the Clinton sign, we turned around and headed across the bridge for the photo seen here.

 

•  Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1809 - 3/3/1817
• Presidency Number: 4
• Party: Democratic-Republican
• Cabinet Service: Secretary of State (1801-1809)
• House of Representatives: Virginia (1789-1797)
• Colonial Government: VA House of Delegates (1776-1777), Continental Congress (1780-1783)

•Madison was the first president to wear long trousers. All previous presidents wore knee breeches.

  

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Madison, CT  4/29/01
Monroe, CT
 

"We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those powers to declare that we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and safety"
-- James Monroe, Dec. 2, 1823. The Monroe Doctrine.

 

Monroe, CT. was our third stop on the tour.   After Madison we headed south on I-95 to New Haven where we picked up CT 34 west to the Stevenson Dam at Lake Zoar.  After getting an AWSHIDT photo for 34 we turned left onto CT 111 south to Monroe.  We didn't find the sign until we were south of town and had to double back to get the shot.

 

• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1817 - 3/3/1825
• President Number: 5
• Party: Democratic-Republican
• Senator: Virginia (1790-1794)
• Governor of a State: Virginia (1799-1802), Virginia (1811-1811)

• In the election of 1820 Monroe received every electoral vote except one. A New Hampshire delegate wanted Washington to be the only president elected unanimously.

  

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Monroe, CT  4/29/01

 

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