Thomas Jefferson Wayside

Thomas Jefferson wayside exhibit.

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Thomas Jefferson, Third President of the United States.
Born 1743, died 1826. Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, a document which inspires democracies around the world. He also purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 which doubled the size of our country, adding all or part of 15 present-day states. Gutzon Borglum chose Jefferson to represent the growth of the United States.

"We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with self - government."
 - Thomas Jefferson