Old Courthouse WY10
The courthouse was moved to Eastville in 1677, and court has been held here ever since. The old courthouse was built about 1731. From its door the Declaration of Independence was read, August 13, 1776. Militia barracks were here during the Revolution. Just behind the courthouse is the debtors' prison

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Thomas Jefferson Monument MO178
This Monument was erected in honor of
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Author of the Declaration of Independence and Third
President of the United States to Commemorate the
acquisition of the LOUISIANA TERRITORY made under his
administration. It marks the main entrance of the
universal exposition of 1904 held to celebrate the centennial
of the treaty of acquisition made April 1803 with France.
In the exposition sixty-two nations, forty-four states & six
territories participated. This memorial was authorized
in joint action of the U.S. Government, The City of St. Louis
and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company.

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Wythe's Birthplace W85
Eight miles north George Wythe, Revolutionary leader and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born, 1726.

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Wye Plantation MD15
Home of William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence and twice Governor of Maryland. Born at Chilbury Hall, Harford County 1740, died and lies buried here 1799. The unusual house probably dates about 1740.

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King William County Z246
Area 263 Square Miles Formed in 1701 from King and Queen, and named for King William III. Here lived Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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Loudoun County Courthouse F28
The Loudoun County Courthouse, first occupied in 1895, is the third on this site, which was designated for that use on the 1759 plot of Leesburg. On 12 Aug. 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read from the doorway of the first courthouse. The second was built of brick in the Federal style about 1811. The Marquis de Lafayette, on his grand tour of the United States, was entertained here on 9 Aug. 1825. President John Quincy Adams and former president James Monroe, who then lived near Leesburg, escorted him. In 1894, the Norris brothers, of Leesburg, built this courthouse, designed by William C. West, of Richmond, in the Classical style.

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Wakefield and Pipsico K226
Located five miles to the north is Wakefield. Benjamin Harrison patented this land about 1637. His descendents became major landowners and were influential in Virginia and United States politics. Governor Benjamin Harrison was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and William Henry Harrison served as president of the United States. Harrison family members owned portions of Wakefield until approximately the end of the 18th century. Seven miles to the northeast is the property known as Pipsico that was first patented by Henry Browne about 1637. Pipsico was named for the Quiyoughcohannock Indian chief that lived in Surry County and assisted the early settlers.

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Richard Henry Lee's Grave JT6
A mile and a half north, in the Lee burying ground, is the grave of Richard Henry Lee, who died, June 19, 1794. Lee was one of the first leaders of the American Revolution. On June 7, 1776, he introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress for a Declaration of Independence, and argued for it, June 7-10. The Declaration was signed, July 4, 1776.

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Stratford and Chantilly J76
Two miles east is Stratford, built about 1725 by Thomas Lee (1690-1750). President of the Virginia Council and father of Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee, both signers of the Declaration of Independence. Here also was born Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870). Three miles east of Stratford stood Chantilly the home of Richard Henry Lee in his later years.

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Menokin J73
Near here is Menokin, home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Lee was a member of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1779 and died at Menokin in 1797.

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