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Thomas Heyward, Jr. penned ‘God Save the Thirteen States’

Thomas Heyward, Jr, was born on July 28, 1746 at Old House Plantation in St. Helena's Parish, South Carolina. He was the son of Colonel Daniel...

William Hooper was known as the Prophet of Independence

The eldest of five children, William Hooper was born to Episcopal minister William Hooper and Mary Dennie in Boston Massachusetts on June 28, 1742....

Thomas Nelson, Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as Virginia’s governor

Born in Yorktown, Virginia on December 26, 1738, Thomas Nelson, Jr. was the oldest son of William Nelson and Elizabeth Burwell. William was a...

Thomas Lynch, Jr’s life was the most tragic of all the Declaration signers

Named for his father, Thomas Lynch, Jr was born in Georgetown, South Carolina. His grandfather, Jonas Lynch, was from the Galway line of the Lynch...

John Penn was credited with the defeat of General Charles Cornwallis

Born on May 17, 1741 near Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, John Penn was the only child of Moses Penn and Catherine Taylor. John’s...

Merchant Joseph Hewes attained a level of success few men ever achieved

Aaron and Providence Hewes were members of the Society of Friends in Connecticut. They later moved to New Jersey due to prejudices by descendants...

George Wythe was America’s first professor of law

Prominent law professor and “Virginia’s foremost classical scholar,” George Wythe was the son of planter Thomas Wythe and...

A night in the old haunted Continental Hotel

Back in 1893 the Continental Hotel was one of the greatest landmarks of pioneer Salt Lake City, Utah. Nearly every nook and corner of the hotel was...