Public Law 95-260 was passed by Congress in 1978 to create a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The memorial is a gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and consists of 56 stone blocks, each with a facsimile of the signer's actual signature, his occupation, and his home town. It was dedicated on July 4, 1984, exactly 208 years after the Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.[1]
Each memorial stone includes the delegate's signature, name, occupation, and place of residence.
Memorialized signersedit
Fifty-six delegates to the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and are honored at this Memorial:
^Fleming, Edward (July 4, 2012). "56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence". National Park Service. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence – Constitution Gardens – National Capital Planning Commission
External linksedit
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial
February 16, 2024
memorial, signers, declaration, independence, memorial, depicting, signatures, signatories, united, states, declaration, independence, located, constitution, gardens, national, mall, washington, memorial, accessible, public, crossing, wooden, bridge, onto, sma. The Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence is a memorial depicting the signatures of the 56 signatories to the United States Declaration of Independence It is located in the Constitution Gardens on the National Mall in Washington D C The memorial is accessible to the public by crossing a wooden bridge onto a small island set in the lake between Constitution Avenue and the Reflecting Pool not far from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of IndependenceMemorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of IndependenceShow map of the District of ColumbiaShow map of Central Washington D C Show map of the United StatesLocationWashington D C United StatesCoordinates38 53 28 14 N 77 2 35 052 W 38 8911500 N 77 04307000 W 38 8911500 77 04307000EstablishedAuthorized 1978 Dedicated 1984Governing bodyNational Park Service Contents 1 History 2 Memorialized signers 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editPublic Law 95 260 was passed by Congress in 1978 to create a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence The memorial is a gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and consists of 56 stone blocks each with a facsimile of the signer s actual signature his occupation and his home town It was dedicated on July 4 1984 exactly 208 years after the Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence 1 nbsp Each memorial stone includes the delegate s signature name occupation and place of residence Memorialized signers editFifty six delegates to the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and are honored at this Memorial President of Congress 1 John Hancock Massachusetts New Hampshire 2 Josiah Bartlett 3 William Whipple 4 Matthew ThorntonMassachusetts 5 Samuel Adams 6 John Adams 7 Robert Treat Paine 8 Elbridge GerryRhode Island 9 Stephen Hopkins 10 William ElleryConnecticut 11 Roger Sherman 12 Samuel Huntington 13 William Williams 14 Oliver WolcottNew York 15 William Floyd 16 Philip Livingston 17 Francis Lewis 18 Lewis Morris New Jersey 19 Richard Stockton 20 John Witherspoon 21 Francis Hopkinson 22 John Hart 23 Abraham ClarkPennsylvania 24 Robert Morris 25 Benjamin Rush 26 Benjamin Franklin 27 John Morton 28 George Clymer 29 James Smith 30 George Taylor 31 James Wilson 32 George RossDelaware 33 George Read 34 Caesar Rodney 35 Thomas McKeanMaryland 36 Samuel Chase 37 William Paca 38 Thomas Stone 39 Charles Carroll of Carrollton Virginia 40 George Wythe 41 Richard Henry Lee 42 Thomas Jefferson 43 Benjamin Harrison 44 Thomas Nelson Jr 45 Francis Lightfoot Lee 46 Carter BraxtonNorth Carolina 47 William Hooper 48 Joseph Hewes 49 John PennSouth Carolina 50 Edward Rutledge 51 Thomas Heyward Jr 52 Thomas Lynch Jr 53 Arthur MiddletonGeorgia 54 Button Gwinnett 55 Lyman Hall 56 George WaltonSee also edit nbsp United States portalJohn Rogers Maryland delegate who voted for the Declaration of Independence but left Philadelphia before the signing Henry Wisner New York delegate who voted for the Declaration of Independence but left Philadelphia before the signing Charles Thomson Secretary of the Continental Congress Timothy Matlack engrossed the Declaration of Independence which was then signed by the Founders Founding Fathers of the United States Physical history of the United States Declaration of Independence Independence Hall Syng inkstand List of public art in Washington D C Ward 2 Adams Memorial proposed Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Jefferson Memorial Signers Monument Washington Monument Architecture of Washington D C References edit Fleming Edward July 4 2012 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence National Park Service Retrieved September 16 2020 Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Constitution Gardens National Capital Planning CommissionExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence at Wikimedia Commons U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System The 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence amp oldid 1191060331, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
