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UVA President Scott Beardsley joined the author for a look at an original print of the Declaration of Independence.
Sandy Hausman
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About 2,000 people waited in line at the University of Virginia Monday to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday by viewing an original copy of the Declaration of Independence. About two dozen are known to have survived since July 4th, 1776, when the first 200 were printed and sent by horseback to the 13 colonies.
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