Signers of the Declaration
Reading edition
John Trumbull’s “The Declaration of Independence” hangs in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Depicting the drafting committee presenting the document to the Continental Congress, the painting commemorates the signers.
THE NATIONAL SURVEY OF HISTORIC SITES AND BUILDINGS • VOLUME XVIII
Signers OF THE DECLARATION
Historic Places Commemorating the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
ROBERT G. FERRIS Series Editor
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Washington, D.C. 1973
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Ernest A. Connally OFFICE OF ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION Robert M. Utley, Director DIVISION OF HISTORY A. Russell Mortensen, Chief HISTORIC SITES SURVEY Horace J. Sheely, Jr., Chief
This volume incorporates a comprehensive survey of sites and buildings associated with the signers accomplished by Charles W. Snell and the late John O. Littleton. Also utilized were survey and evaluation reports authored by the following individuals: S. Sydney Bradford, Charles E. Hatch, Jr., W. Brown Morton III, Denys Peter Myers, John D. R. Platt, Frank B. Sarles, Jr., Charles E. Shedd, Jr., Horace J. Sheely, Jr., and Martin I. Yoelson. These surveys and reports were reviewed by the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings, and Monuments. Members of this group are listed in the Acknowledgments. Directly involved in all aspects of the preparation of this book were Assistant Editor Richard E. Morris and Editorial Assistant James H. Charleton. It was designed by Gary Gore.
THIS BOOK IS ISSUED AS PART OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE OBSERVANCE OF OUR NATION’S BICENTENNIAL.
As the Nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has basic responsibilities for water, fish, wildlife, mineral, land, park, and recreational resources. Indian and Territorial affairs are other major concerns of America’s “Department of Natural Resources.” The Department works to assure the wisest choice in managing all our resources so each will make its full contribution to a better United States—now and in the future.
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