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- Model: Canon PowerShot S500
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- Date/Time Original: 7/29/2006 1:46:39 PM
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- Focal Length: 15.438 mm
John Hancock is buried at the Granary Burying Ground. He was a very prominent and outspoken figure of the revolution, and has one of the most famous signatures in history. He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence and signed his name big enough so the King of England would be able to read it clearly. This inspired the phrase "give me your John Hancock", meaning "give me your signature". He was also the first governor of the state of Massachusetts. His tombstone reads: This memorial erected AD MDCCCXCV by the Commonwealth of Massachvsetts to mark the grave of John Hancock. The tombstone also has Hancock's face etched into it.
For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock