To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, rare founding documents will be traveling across the country, giving people a chance to see history up close.
The tour begins in March and runs through August, stopping in eight cities: Kansas City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, Miami, Dearborn, and Seattle.
Onboard will be the original 1823 engraving of the Declaration of Independence, one of only around 50 known copies.
The Articles of Association from 1774 will also be part of the tour. Signed by all 53 delegates, this document marked the Continental Congress’s first protest against Britain and called for a boycott of British goods.
Other highlights include Oaths of Allegiance signed by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr during the Revolutionary War in 1778.
Rodney Slater, chair and president of the National Archives Foundation board, said, “The Freedom Plane National Tour shows that the rich history of our nation belongs to all Americans, not just those in Washington, D.C.”
