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4 days ago · America’s third president Thomas Jefferson worked on his Virginia plantation home, Monticello, for 40 years, but this modernized replica in Somers, Connecticut took just 14 months to build.
4 days ago · April 12. Open Today – 8:30AM - 5:30PM. Outdoor. Accessible. Starts at 10 a.m. (gates open at 8:30 a.m.) Free. Reservation Required. Each year Monticello and the University of Virginia recognize and honor revolutionary leaders with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. Guests gather at Jefferson’s gravesite and the West Lawn of Monticello ...
3 days ago · An overview of Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson (born April 2 [April 13, New Style], 1743, Shadwell, Virginia [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Monticello, Virginia, U.S.) draftsman of the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the nation’s first secretary of state (1789–94) and second vice president (1797–1801) and, as the ...
1 day ago · The action hopscotches between Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia estate, around 1790 and present-day New York. In the play within a play, writer Luce and director Mike portray Sally and Tom ...
4 days ago · The center, based out of the Jefferson School City Center in Charlottesville’s Starr Hill neighborhood, preserves the city’s Black history, especially in regard to the Jefferson School, which ...
4 days ago · Monticello President Jane Kamensky leads the annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony at Jefferson's gravesite at Monticello on April 12, 2024. Videos, podcasts, and livestreams about Thomas Jefferson and his world, Monticello and its enslaved community, and the work of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
14 hours ago · Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
