Public Law 95-260 was passed by Congress in 1978 to create a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The memorial is a gift from the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration and consists of 56 stone blocks, each with a facsimile of the signer's actual signature, his occupation, and his home town. It was dedicated on July 4, 1984, exactly 208 years after the Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.[1]
Memorialized signers
Fifty-six delegates to the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence and are honored at this Memorial:
Robert R. Livingston, who helped to draft the Declaration as a member of the Committee of Five but was recalled by the state of New York before he could sign the document
John Rogers, Maryland delegate who voted for the Declaration of Independence but left Philadelphia before the signing.
Matthew Tilghman, Maryland delegate who voted for the Declaration of Independence but left Philadelphia before the signing.
Henry Wisner, New York delegate who voted for the Declaration of Independence but left Philadelphia before the signing.