Season 3, Episode 3-Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb

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Season 3, Episode 3: Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb

“Jefferson survives”! Not true at the time, John Adams, and not true today. Visit one of the most notable Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, with a classic burial site on his iconic estate. Travel back to Monticello and Thomas Jefferson’s post-Presidency, death, burial site, and legacy!

Make sure to listen to Thomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “Thomas Jefferson and Shadwell” for his birthplace!

Also, listen to Thomas Jefferson’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 2, “Thomas Jefferson and Monticello” for his home!

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello official site.

Monticello Graveyard from Monticello site.

From My Summer 2023 Visit!

The memorial obelisk with gate
Thomas Jefferson gravesite
The obelisk for Thomas Jefferson, with family buried around him.
Marker beside Jefferson gravesite listing the notable burials
Jefferson gravesite from path to Monticello mansion.

From My Summer 2022 Visit!

Monticello cemetery fence
Waysign next to Cemetery with the obelisk
Thomas Jefferson grave
Thomas Jefferson obelisk
Markers for Jefferson’s daughter and wife at the base
Dabney Carr’s grave
Text from the obelisk
From beyond the fence
Thomas Jefferson gravesite

From My Summer 2021 Visit!

Thomas Jefferson obelisk in Monticello cemetery
Thomas Jefferson obelisk
Grave and gate
From the front
Martha Jefferson at the base
Layout of the cemetery

Postcards of Thomas Jefferson’s Grave

Thomas Jefferson’s wishes for his grave

Original Marker at University of Missouri

Original Jefferson Obelisk without tablet
Jefferson Obelisk at University of Missouri, with replica tablet and protective case

Thomas Jefferson Gravesite: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Recommended Reading for Thomas Jefferson

Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power.
Fawn Brodie, Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History.
Annette Gordon-Reed, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.
Andrew Burstein, Jefferson’s Secrets: Death and Desire at Monticello.
Alan Pell Crawford, Twilight at Monticello.
William Sterne Randall, Jefferson: A LIfe.

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3 thoughts on “Season 3, Episode 3-Thomas Jefferson’s Tomb”

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  3. We can thank Mr. Jefferson and his fellow Founding Fathers for introducing the concepts of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness to our democratic Republic.

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