Sandusky in Erie County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Signers of the Declaration Of Independence
Name, Born-Died, Colony, Profession
John Adams, 1735-1826, Mass., Lawyer Samuel Adams, 1722-1803, Mass., Businessman Josiah Bartlett, 1729-1795, N.H., Physician Carter Braxton, 1736-1797, Va., Planter Charles Carroll, 1737-1832, Md., Lawyer Samuel Chase, 1741-1811, Md., Lawyer Abraham Clark, 1726-1794, N.J., Politician George Clymer, 1739-1813, Pa., Banker William Ellery, 1727-1820, R.I., Lawyer William Floyd, 1734-1821, N.Y., Farmer Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Pa., Publisher Elbridge Gerry, 1744-1814, Mass., Merchant Button Gwinnett, 1735(?)-1777, Ga., Merchant Lyman Hall, 1724-1790, Ga., Physician John Hancock, 1737-1793, Mass., Merchant Benjamin Harrison, 1726-1791, Va., Planter John Hart, 1711(?)-1779, N.J., Farmer Joseph Hewes, 1730-1779, N.C., Merchant Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746-1809, S.C., Lawyer William Hooper, 1742-1790, N.C., Lawyer Stephen Hopkins, 1707-1785, R.I., Merchant Francis Hopkinson, 1737-1791, N.J., Lawyer Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796, Conn., Lawyer Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Va., Planter Francis Lightfoot Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter Richard Henry Lee, 1734-1797, Va., Planter Francis Lewis, 1713-1802, N.Y., Merchant Philip Livingston, 1716-1778, N.Y., Merchant Thomas Lynch, Jr., 1749-1779, S.C., Planter Thomas McKean, 1734-1817, Dela., Lawyer Arthur Middleton, 1742-1787, S.C., Lawyer Lewis Morris, 1726-1798, N.Y., Landowner Robert Morris, 1734-1806, Pa., Financier John Morton, 1724-1777, Pa., Farmer Thomas Nelson, 1738-1789, Va., Planter William Paca, 1740-1799, Md., Lawyer Robert Treat Paine, 1731-1814, Mass., Lawyer John Penn, 1740-1788, N.C., Lawyer George Read, 1733-1798, Dela., Lawyer Caesar Rodney, 1728-1784, Dela., Lawyer George Ross, 1730-1779, Pa., Lawyer Benjamin Rush, 1745-1813, Pa., Physician Edward Rutledge, 1749-1800, S.C., Planter Roger Sherman, 1721-1793, Conn., Merchant James Smith, 1719(?)-1806, Pa., Lawyer Richard Stockton, 1730-1781, N.J., Lawyer Thomas Stone, 1743-1787, Md., Lawyer George Taylor, 1716-1781, Pa., Iron-maker Matthew Thornton, 1714(?)-1803, N.H., Physician George Walton, 1741-1804, Ga., Lawyer William Whipple, 1731-1811, N.H., Merchant William Williams, 1731-1811, Conn., Merchant James Wilson, 1742-1798, Pa., Lawyer John Witherspoon, 1723-1794, N.J., Clergyman Oliver Wolcott, 1726-1797, Conn., Politician-Soldier George Wythe, 1726-1806, Va., Lawyer
Erected by The Citizens Banking Co, presented to the Freedom Shrine.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Signers of the Declaration of Independence series list.
Location. 41° 27.317′ N, 82° 42.616′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. Marker is on East Washington Row east of Columbus Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 E Washington Row, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Ninteenth Amendment (here, next to this marker); Mayflower Compact (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Franklin Epitaph (a few steps from this marker); The Monroe Doctrine (a few steps from this marker); I Have A Dream (a few steps from this marker); Statue Of Liberty (a few steps from this marker); Bill Of Rights (a few steps from this marker); Emancipation Proclamation (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.