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1. The Declaration House (Graff House)

   ... - One of America's Founding Fathers Where The Declaration of Independence Was Written - the Revolutionary Document that ... located a mere two blocks away from the Pennsylvania State House (present day Independence Hall ) where Jefferson and the rest of the ...

   07/31/2020 - 01:15

2. The Declaration of Independence

   ... June 11 and June 28, 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia at the Declaration House (also referred to as the Jacob Graff House). The Declaration of ...

   07/16/2020 - 06:36

3. The Betsy Ross House, Birthplace of the American Flag

   ... - "The Nation's Church" The Betsy Ross House The Betsy Ross House  is the location where Elizabeth ("Betsy") ... place in Philadelphia 100 years after the signing of The Declaration of Independence . Americans were becoming very interested in their ...

   05/20/2019 - 22:05

4. Celebrating the First Reading of The Declaration of Independence in Boston

   ... Bell and Independence Hall Independence Hall Declaration House On July 18, 2020, we celebrate the 244th anniversary of ...

   07/18/2020 - 20:10

5. Reenacting the First Public Reading of The Declaration of Independence

   ... Visitors Guide Independence Hall History The Declaration House The President's House On July 8, 1776, Colonel John ...

   07/09/2019 - 12:25

6. George Ross - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Congress Carpenters' Hall The Betsy Ross House Birth: May 10, 1730 Death: July 14, 1779 (age 49) ...  Lawyer, Politician Significance:  Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 46) George Ross was ...

   01/30/2020 - 15:01

7. Francis Lightfoot Lee - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Owner, Politician Significance:  Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 41) Francis Lightfoot ... from Britain. In 1765, Lee was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses along with his brother, Richard. In 1775, Lee was ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:32

8. Edward Rutledge - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Soldier, Politician Significance:  Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 26); and served as Governor of ... to South Carolina where he was elected to South Carolina's House of Representatives. Rutledge also served in the South Carolina Militia, ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:40

9. Roger Sherman - One of America's Founding Fathers

   ... Lawyer, Judge, Politician Significance: Signed The Declaration of Independence (at the age of 55); signed the United States ... Sherman was chosen to represent his town in the Connecticut House of Representatives. After leaving the Connecticut House of ...

   06/29/2020 - 04:18

10. The Second Continental Congress

    ... refused to continue negotiations. A Resolution and The Declaration of Independence On June 7, 1776, less than a month before The ... Independence which was penned in Philadelphia at the Graff House ( Declaration House ). The other members of the Committee of Five would ...

    07/20/2020 - 02:02

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