56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial

56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial

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Constitution Gardens was built in part to commemorate the bicentennial of American independence, and this memorial on Signers Island honors the men who risked everything to sign the Declaration of Independence. Granite stones include facsimiles of their signatures, the location of their homes, and their occupations.

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Inscriptions
Bridge, land side
A MEMORIAL TO THE 56 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
A GIFT FROM
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BICENTENNIAL ADMNISTRATION
1976
Bridge, island side
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
An inscription at the south end of the walk reads:
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.
Name panels
BUTTON GWINNETT
PLANTER - ST. CATHERINE'S ISLAND
LYMAN HALL
PHYSICIAN - MIDWAY
GEORGE WALTON
LAWYER - SAVANNAH
THOMAS HEYWARD, JR.
LAWYER - ST. HELENA'S PARISH
THOMAS LYNCH, JR.
PLANTER - ST. JAMES PARISH
ARTHUR MIDDLETON
PLANTER - ST. ANDREW'S PARISH
EDWARD RULEDGE
LAWYER - CHARLES TOWN
JOHN PENN
LAWYER - STOVALL
JOSEPH HEWES
MERCHANT - EDENTON
WILIAM HOOPER
LAWYER - WILMINGTON
BENJAMIN HARRISON
PLANTER - CHARLES CITY COUNTY
GEORGE WYTHE
LAWYER - WILLIAMSBURG
CARTER BRAXTON
PLANTER - KING WILLIAM COUNTY
RICHARD HENRY LEE
PLANTER - WESTMORELAND COUNTY
THOMAS JEFFERSON
LAWYER - ALBEMARLE COUNTY
THOMAS NELSON, JR.
PLANTER - YORKTOWN
FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE
PLANTER - RICHMOND COUNTY
SAMUEL CHASE
LAWYER - ANNAPOLIS
CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTOWN
LANDOWNER - HOWARD COUNTY
THOMAS STONE
LAWYER - CHARLES COUNTY
WILLIAM PACA
LAWYER - ANNAPOLIS
CAESAR RODNEY
PLANTER - DOVER
GEORGE READ
LAWYER - NEW CASTLE
THOMAS McKEAN
LAWYER NEW CASTLE
ROBERT MORRIS
MERCHANT - PHILADELPHIA
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
STATESMAN - PHILADELPHIA
JAMES WILSON
LAWYER - CARLISLE
JOHN MORTON
SURVEYOR - RIDLEY
BENJAMIN RUSH
PHYSICIAN - PHILADLEPHIA
GEORGE ROSS
LAWYER - LANCASTER
GEORGE CLYMER
MERCHANT - PHILADELPHIA
GEORGE TAYLOR
IRONMASTER - EASTON
JAMES SMITH
LAWYER - YORK
RICHARD STOCKTON
LAWYER - PRINCETON
JOHN HART
FARMER - HOPEWELL
JOHN WITHERSPOON
CLERGYMAN - PRINCETON
FRANCIS HOPKINSON
WRITER - BORDENTOWN
ABRAHAM CLARK
POLITICIAN - ELIZABETHTOWN
LEWIS MORRIS
LANDOWNER - MORRISANIA
FRANCIS LEWIS
MERCHANT - WHITESTONE
WILLIAM FLOYD
FARMER - BROOKHAVEN
PHILIP LIVINGSTON
MERCHANT - NEW YORK CITY
ROGER SHERMAN
JUDGE - NEW HAVEN
WILLIAM WILLIAMS
MERCHANT - LEBANON
OLIVER WOLCOTT
JUDGE - LITCHFIELD
SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
JUDGE - NORWICH
WILLIAM ELLERY
LAWYER - NEWPORT
STEPHEN HOPKINS
MERCHANT - PROVIDENCE
ROBERT TREAT PAINE
LAWYER - TAUNTON
SAMUEL ADAMS
POLITICIAN - BOSTON
JOHN ADAMS
LAWYER - BRAINTREE
JOHN HANCOCK
MERCHANT - BOSTON
ELBRIDGE GERRY
MERCHANT - MARBLEHEAD
MATTHEW THORNTON
PHYSICIAN
LONDONDERRY
JOSIAH BARTLETT
PHYSICIAN - KINGSTON
WILLIAM WHIPPLE
MERCHANT - PORTSMOUTH
Colonies
GEORGIA
SOUTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MARYLAND
DELAWARE
INDEPENDENCE HALL
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
CONNECTICUT
RHODE ISLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE