Historical Marker Series

Signers of the Declaration of Independence

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Site of the birthplace of John Morton (1724-1777) signer of the Declaration of Independence. As delegate to the Continental Congress, his ballot, with that of Franklin and James Wilson, committed Pennsylvania to the cause of independence by one vote.
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(Front text)Middleton Place These famous gardens were laid out about1741 by Henry Middleton (1717-84), Presidentof Continental Congress. His son Arthur,Signer of the Declaration Of Independence,lived here as did his son Henry (1770-1846),Governor of S.C. an…
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Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the DeclarationOf Independence, was born here Aug. 5, 1749. He was elected from St. James Parish, Santee, to 1st Provincial Congress, Dec. 19, 1774; to2nd Provincial Congress, Aug. 7-8, 1775; tothe Continental Congress, Mar, 23,…
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Button Gwinnett, for whom this county was named, was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1735, the son of a Church of England minister. He worked in the store of his father-in-law in Dexter for two years, then as an importer and exporter for three years. I…
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[ Emblem The Signers Of The Declaration Of Independence, Inc ] ( We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor)Thomas Heyward Jr.Signer Of The DeclarationOf Independence Placed ByDescendants Of The Signers Of TheDeclaration Of…
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Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia—was born near this site on 13 April 1743. His father, Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), a surveyor, planter, a…
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Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived at West Point 1777-1786 after fire destroyed his plantation Chericoke, upriver on the Pamunkey. The town house no longer stands. From West Point Braxton channeled war goods to Patriot troops.
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FarmerLawyerPatriotDiplomatFirst Vice PresidentSecond Presidentof the United States Side of Monument:There is danger from all men.The only maxim of a free governmentought to be to trust no manliving with power to endangerthe public Liberty.
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Property purchased in 1800 by Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a wedding present for his only son, Charles and bride Harriett Chew of Philadelphia. The younger Charles designed and oversaw the building of the outstanding Federa…
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Front of Monument:Born in Boston, 17 January, 1706.Died in Philadelphia, 17 April, 1790. Right Side of Monument:Treaty of Peace and Independence3 September, 1783 Rear of Monument:Eripuit Colo Tulmen Sceptrumque Tyrannis. Left Side of Monument:Decla…
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