An extremely rare copy of the Declaration of Independence that was hidden behind wallpaper to protect it from ransacking Civil War troops, has surfaced. The Washington Post reports that the copy, ...

During the Civil War, the precious document was hidden behind wallpaper in a home in Virginia to keep Union soldiers from finding it. Later, it sat in a closet in Kentucky, in a broken frame, ...

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...

A rare, surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence ended up at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. The historic document is receiving extra attention this year — and the next, America's 250th ...