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The Lincoln Highway National Museum & Archives 102 Old Lincoln Way West Galion, Ohio 44833 (419) 462-2212 Voice
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1947--The Freedom Train--1949
"Freedom is EVERYBODY'S Job"
| 48 States 322 Communities 413 Days |
1947--Freedom Train Route--1949 126 Historic Freedom Documents American Heritage Foundation |
48 States 322 Communities, 413 Days |
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| 1947--Freedom Train Documents--1949 "The Beginnings" |
| #1-Letter by Columbus on Discovery of America | #2-Magna Catra |  Letter by Columbus on Discovery of America. This is the first printed reference to the epochal discovery of America in 1492. This letter was printed in Rome in 1493 and was addressed by Columbus to his friend Gabriel Sanchez (Mrs. Marshall L Brown and the Princeton University Library) |
 Thirteenth Century Manuscript of Magna Carta The Signing of the Magna Carta by King John of England in 1215 began a new era in the ceaseless struggle for constitutional liberties. This copy (written in the late 13th century) is the only one of such antiquity owned in America. (John H. Scheide Library) |
| 1947--Freedom Train Documents--1949 "Stirrings of Freedom in Colonial America" |
| #3-The Mayflower Compact | #4-Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges | The Mayflower Compact Before landing from the Mayflower the Pilgrims drew up a compact which provided for their government during the first years of the Plymouth colony. This copy is the text as published in John Mourt's Relation of 1622, the first account printed in England of the voyage of the Pilgrims. (Library of Congress) |
Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges of 1701 This is the original of the famous document signed by William Penn in making on of the most important grants of colonial liberties. (American Philosophical Society) |
| 1947--Freedom Train Documents--1949 "The Struggle for Independence" |
| #5-Declaration of Nine Colonies-1765 | #6-Statement on Colonial Rights | Declaration of Nine Colonies-1765 *** (Library of Congress) |
Thomas Jefferson's Statement on Rights of Colonists-1774 *** (Library of Congress) |
| #7-Declaration of the People Against Governor Berkeley | #8-Caesar Rodney Letter | Declaration of the People Against Governor Berkeley *** (Colonial Williamsburg and the Institute of Early American History and Culture) |
Original Letter of Caesar Rodney Dated July 4, 1776 *** (Dr. A. S. W. Rosenbach) |
| #9-James Iredell's Essay Stating Rights of the Colonists | #10-Jefferson's Draft of the Declatation of Independence | Manuscript Essay of James Iredell Stating Rights of the Colonists *** (Princeton University Library) |
Jefferson's Draft of the Declaration of Independence-June 11-28, 1776 *** (Library of Congress) |
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