Rhode Island State Archives To Display Declaration Of Independence

The Rhode Island State Archives will display its three versions of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July.

The public is invited to view the 1776 Southwick Printing, the 1777 Goddard Printing and the 1823 Stone Printing from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Friday.

In addition, a new banner exhibit telling the story of each of Rhode Island's three copies can be viewed in the windows of the State Archives through the month of July.

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