Thomas Jefferson: Virginia Places Associated With Him

Thomas Jefferson rebuilt Monticello throughout his adult life to implement the design he envisioned
Thomas Jefferson rebuilt Monticello throughout his adult life to implement the design he envisioned
Source: Monticello, View of the West Front of Monticello and Garden (Jane Braddick Peticolas, 1825)

modern Monticello, much as it appeared when Thomas Jefferson finished altering it
modern Monticello, much as it appeared when Thomas Jefferson finished altering it

The original draft that Jefferson prepared for the Declaration of Independence ended up being altered 86 times before final adoption by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.1

Thomas Jefferson's Graveyard at Monticello

University of Virginia

Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence was edited by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and others
Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence was edited by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and others
Source: Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence

Links

Thomas Jefferson was a slaveowner as well as an advocate for personal liberty, creating a complex contradiction between his thoughts and behavior
Thomas Jefferson was a slaveowner as well as an advocate for personal liberty, creating a complex contradiction between his thoughts and behavior
Source: Encyclopedia Virginia, Thomas Jefferson Advertises for Runaway Slave

References

1. "Creating the United States," Library of Congress Magazine, July/August 2022, https://loc.gov/lcm/pdf/LCM_2022_0708.pdf (last checked July 23, 2022)

Thomas Jefferson was in France when the General Assembly approved the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
Thomas Jefferson was in France when the General Assembly approved the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786
Source: Smithsonian Institution Thomas Jefferson (by Mather Brown, 1786)

Places Associated With Famous Virginians
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