Event

Temporary Exhibit: "The Stone Declaration"

Independence National Historical Park

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 39.950204, -75.150132


Liberty Bell Center, 6th and Market Streets

Repeating Event

Days:

Every day

Dates:

September 06, 2022 to January 31, 2023

Time:

9:00 AM

Duration:

8 hours

Type of Event

Exhibition/Show

Description

See a facsimile of the Stone Declaration of Indepence that belonged to Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Exhibit panels explore how printer William J. Stone created a copperplate engraving of the original document in the 1820s and printed 201 copies for distribution to all 24 US states and to the three surviving signers of the Declaration of Independence—Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The Stone Declaration is the one most familiar to us today.

Reservation or Registration: Yes

Image Gallery

Exhibit panels featuring text and images flank two framed documents.
Exhibit panels featuring text and images flank two framed documents.
See a reproduction of the Declaration of Independence printed by William J. Stone in the 1820s.
NPS photo
Tags: declaration of independence american revolution revolutionary war second continental congress thomas jefferson charles carroll of carrollton american history slavery printing