Declaration of Independence on Display in St. Paul

“An original copy of the Declaration of Independence will be part of a display at the Minnesota History Center near downtown St. Paul May 6-18, coinciding with Minnesota Statehood Week, commemorating the 150th birthday of Minnesota. It is one of only 25 remaining original copies of the Declaration printed on the evening of July 4, 1776, and the only one that travels for exhibition.” [via Explore Minnesota]

I’m sure you know plenty about this historic document already, but if you’d like a refresher, check here or jump straight into the annotated text.


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  1. Ouch!
    April 1, 2008 at 9:53 am

    I remember going to the Mpls. Institute of Art to the Declaration of Independence Road Trip on Nationwide Tour in 2003. It was pretty cool to see something that important…