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Pennsylvania: Our national top 10 list

The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, is shown in this photo from the National Archives.
The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, is shown in this photo from the National Archives. HANDOUT National Archives

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia is putting a rare, original copy of the Bill of Rights on display. The piece is one of a dozen surviving copies President George Washington sent to the states in 1789. It also features a first edition stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence and the first public printing of the U.S. Constitution. The New York Public Library acquired the Bill of Rights copy in 1896. It’s loaning the document to the Constitution Center until 2017.

Details: http://constitutioncenter.org/

Associated Press

This story was originally published January 3, 2015 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Pennsylvania: Our national top 10 list."

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