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The West Virginia Encyclopedia
Location/County: Charleston, Kanawha
August 08, 2015
Revolutionary, founding father, printer, scientist, inventor, journalist, traveler, diplomat, thinker, civic leader, natural philosopher, humorist, librarian, organizer, militia member, international celebrity, and quintessential American. Benjamin Franklin was one of the most extraordinary men in history and the most famous American of his time. He was the only founding father to sign the Declaration of Independence, Treaty of Paris, and the United States Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin, History Alive!, 4pm August 8 at Craik-Patton House in Charleston.
History Alive! is a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.