The National Mall in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence
A Gift From The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
— 1976 —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 22, 2019
1. A Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Marker
Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.
And for the support of this Declaration,
with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other
our Lives,
our Fortunes
and our Sacred Honor
Georgia
Button Gwinnett
Planter ★ St. Catherine's Island
Lyman Hall
Physician ★ Midway
George Walton
Lawyer ★ Savannah
South Carolina
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Lawyer ★ St. Helena's Parish
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Planter ★ St. James Parish
Arthur Middleton
Planter ★ St. Andrew's Parish
Edward Rutledge
Lawyer ★ Charles Town
North Carolina
John Penn
Lawyer ★ Stovall
Joseph Hewes
Merchant ★ Edenton
William Hooper
Lawyer ★ Wilmington
Virginia
Benjamin Harrison
Planter ★ Charles City County
George Wythe
Lawyer ★ Williamsburg
Thomas Jefferson
Lawyer ★ Albemarle County
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Planter
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Carter Braxton
Planter ★ King William County
Richard Henry Lee
Planter ★ Westmoreland County
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Planter ★ Richmond County
Maryland
Samuel Chase
Lawyer ★ Annapolis
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
Landowner ★ Howard County
Thomas Stone
Lawyer ★ Charles County
William Paca
Lawyer ★ Annapolis
Delaware
Caesar Rodney
Planter ★ Dover
George Read
Lawyer ★ New Castle
Thomas McKean
Lawyer ★ New Castle
Independence Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert Morris
Merchant ★ Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Statesman ★ Philadelphia
James Wilson
Lawyer ★ Carlisle
John Morton
Surveyor ★ Ridley
Benjamin Rush
Physician ★ Philadelphia
George Clymer
Merchant ★ Philadelphia
George Ross
Lawyer ★ Lancaster
George Taylor
Ironmaster ★ Easton
James Smith
Lawyer ★ York
New Jersey
Richard Stockton
Lawyer ★ Princeton
John
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 22, 2019
2. A Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Marker
Farmer ★ Hopewell
Francis Hopkinston
Writer ★ Bordentown
John Witherspoon
Clergyman ★ Princeton
Abraham Clark
Politician ★ Elizabethtown
New York
Lewis Morris
Landowner ★ Morrisania
Francis Lewis
Merchant ★ Whitestone
William Floyd
Farmer ★ Brookhaven
Philip Livingston
Merchant ★ New York City
Connecticut
Roger B. Sherman
Judge ★ New Haven
Oliver Wolcott
Judge ★ Litchfield
William Williams
Merchant ★ Lebanon
Samuel Huntington
Judge ★ Norwich
Rhode Island
William Ellery
Lawyer ★ Newport
Stephen Hopkins
Merchant ★ Providence
Massachusetts
Robert Treat Paint
Lawyer ★ Taunton
John Hancock
Merchant ★ Boston
Samuel Adams
Politician ★ Boston
John Adams
Lawyer ★ Braintree
Elbridge Gerry
Merchant ★ Marblehead
New Hampshire
Matthew Thornton
Physician ★ Londonderry
Josiah Bartlett
Physician ★ Kingston
William
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 22, 2019
3. A Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Marker
Merchant ★ Portsmouth
Erected 1984 by The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, and the The Spirit of ’76, America’s Bicentennial Celebration series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1776.
Location. 38° 53.479′ N, 77° 2.573′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. Marker can be reached from Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 19th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20245, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. José Artigas Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); José Cecilio del Valle (about 600 feet away); Museum of Modern Art of Latin America (about 700 feet away); Cordell Hull (about 700 feet away); Eloy Alfaro (about 700 feet away); Simón Bolívar (about 700 feet away); Marta Minujín (about 700 feet away); Pablo Neruda (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 22, 2019
6. A Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 22, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
