South Carolina State Fair visitors got the chance to sign a replica of the Declaration of Independence, nearly 250 years ...

As the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence draws closer, a rededication of the gravesite of Thomas Heyward Jr. was held in Ridgeland, May 3, 2025. Heyward was one of South ...

In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

Imprisoned by the British for his role in the revolution, Stockton signed an oath of allegiance to King George III to secure his freedom.

RIDGELAND — The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 is imbued with so much significance and gravitas in the American psyche that 250 years later it's easy to overlook how much personal ...

"This monograph upon the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence was read before the Scotch-Irish Society of America at its meeting in Lexington, Virginia, on June 21, 1895, and is printed in vol. VII ...

There’s a new exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, “The Declaration’s Journey,” and yes, of ...

The borough of Catasauqua hosted a special reading of the Declaration of Independence Thursday. This is the 10th year the event has been held at the George Taylor House. George Taylor was one of the ...

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The Arsenal building in downtown Beaufort stands as one of the oldest structures in South Carolina's second oldest city, but ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - A letter that was signed by "the men most responsible for the Declaration of Independence" will soon go to auction and is expected to sell for $1 million. The letter is addressed to ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...