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Jefferson Birthday remembered as nation’s founder and inventor
A commemorative piece honors Thomas Jefferson on his birthday noting his multifaceted legacy as author of the Declaration and founder of Virginia’s religious liberty statute. It highlights his roles as a statesman inventor farmer and patron of the arts, and details Monticello design and early American science and exploration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Continental Congress
France
Washington
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi
Rockies
Roosevelt
Franklin
Jeffersoni
Lewis and Clark
Long Island
United States Patent Office
Shadwell
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Monticello
America
Marquis of Chatellux
Duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt
Louisiana
Milton
Hampden
Peel
Cobden
Gladstone