Her husband signed the Declaration. She was buried in Pensacola. Why?

Dorothy Walton’s husband signed the Declaration of Independence. Her grave in Pensacola has been lost over time, but is now ...
The Cabinet Press

Remembering the final signer of the Declaration of Independence

John Hancock will forever be known as the first of 56 delegates to sign the Declaration of Independence while Dr. Matthew Thornton of Londonderry has the distinction of being the last delegate to ...
Post and Courier

Nearly 250 years ago, a SC man risked everything by signing the Declaration of Independence

RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal ...
YDR

Here’s a look at the human side of the Declaration of Independence signers in York

Editor’s note: Jim McClure will read the Declaration of Independence at 10 a.m. July 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Market St., York. This is part of the annual Daughters of the American ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery Announces Newly Conserved “Declaration of Independence” Diorama and New Revolutionary War-Era Gallery

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced two additions to the museum’s “Out of Many: Portraits from ...
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Read the Declaration of Independence

In June of 1776, the Continental Congress formed a five-person committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a declaration of ...

Declaration of Independence scrolls given to Siouxland students

About 1,700 hand-rolled Declaration of Independence scrolls get handed out each year. This year, that includes students at ...
Aclu.org

Historic Reading of Declaration of Independence by African American Descendant of Signer

On Independence Day, I will have the esteemed honor of being the first African American descendant ever asked to read the Declaration of Independence as part of a longstanding July 4th tradition at ...
WFMZ-TV

Catasauqua holds Declaration of independence reading at house of one of the signers

The borough of Catasauqua hosted a special reading of the Declaration of Independence Thursday. This is the 10th year the event has been held at the George Taylor House. George Taylor was one of the ...