Charlottesville - The gravesite of Thomas Jefferson. The epitaph was written by Jefferson before his death, and according to his will nothing else was to be added. It states simply, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of American Independence of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and the Father of the University of Virginia." It is located on the grounds of his home, Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The gravesite of Thomas Jefferson. The epitaph was written by Jefferson before his death, and according to his will nothing else was to be added. It states simply, "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of American Independence of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and the Father of the University of Virginia." It is located on the grounds of his home, Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.