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HISTORY & CIVILIZATIONS · 1772

Monticello, Virginia, USA

Thomas Jefferson worked on Monticello for more than 40 years. He also founded the nearby University of Virginia.

Monticello, Virginia, USA
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The story, as a puzzle

A house on a little mountain.
The principal author of a famous declaration of independence designed this hilltop house himself and lived here, relying on the labour of hundreds of enslaved people. Pin it.

Where it is

Monticello, Virginia, USA · 38.0103, -78.4523

Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre ↗

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