An exhibit featuring original founding-era documents will be on display July 9-26 at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation to commemorate America’s 250th birthday.
The free exhibit, “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged,” is traveling to only eight cities nationwide as part of America’s 250th anniversary commemoration, and Dearborn is one of them, according to a press release from The Henry Ford. The artifacts will be transported aboard a Boeing 737 that’s been outfitted for the tour.
Visitors will have the opportunity to view extraordinary artifacts that include:
∎An 1823 engraving of the Declaration of Independence, commissioned by John Quincy Adams
∎1774 Articles of Association
∎George Washington’s, Alexander Hamilton’s and Aaron Burr’s Oaths of Allegiance
∎The 1783 Treaty of Paris
∎A rare draft printing of the U.S. Constitution
∎Voting records documenting approval of the Constitution
∎The Senate markup of what would become the Bill of Rights.
Although admission is free, reservations are required. Visitors may reserve tickets online, onsite or through The Henry Ford Contact Center, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn. The exhibition will be open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended evening hours until 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 23.
To reserve free tickets, visit www.thf.org/freedomplane.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Rare ‘Freedom Plane’ exhibit lands at The Henry Ford
Reporting by Fanda Sharif, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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