The 13 Colony Representatives who signed the Declaration of Independence
Public Law 95 was passed by Congress in 1978 that allowed for the creation of a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. A gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, the memorial consists of 56 stone blocks, each with a facsimile of the signer's actual signature, their occupation, and their home town. It was dedicated on July 2, 1984, exactly 208 years after the Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. 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 Memorial.
1. Virginia: Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Benjamin Harris, Richard Henry Lee, Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton
2. Pennsylvania: Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, George Clymer, Robert Morris, John Morton, George Ross, James Smith, James Wilson, George Taylor
3. Massachusetts: John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine
4. Maryland: Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, Thomas Stone, William Paca
5. New York: Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, William Floyd, Lewis Morris
6. Delaware: George Read, Caesar Rodney, Thomas McKean
7. New Jersey: Abraham Clark, John Hart, Francis Hopkinson, Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon
8. Connecticut: Samuel Huntington, Roger Sherman, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
9. North Carolina: William Hooper, John Penn
10. South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas Heyward, Jr.
11. Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
12. Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
13. New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
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www.jaynedalessandrocox.com 2. Pennsylvania: Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, George Clymer, Robert Morris, John Morton, George Ross, James Smith, James Wilson, George Taylor
3. Massachusetts: John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Robert Treat Paine
4. Maryland: Charles Carroll, Samuel Chase, Thomas Stone, William Paca
5. New York: Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, William Floyd, Lewis Morris
6. Delaware: George Read, Caesar Rodney, Thomas McKean
7. New Jersey: Abraham Clark, John Hart, Francis Hopkinson, Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon
8. Connecticut: Samuel Huntington, Roger Sherman, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott
9. North Carolina: William Hooper, John Penn
10. South Carolina: Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas Heyward, Jr.
11. Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton
12. Rhode Island: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery
13. New Hampshire: Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton
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