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Thomas Paine

Photograph at the Thomas Paine green plaque

Birthplace of Thomas Paine 1737-1809 author of The Rights of Man, Common Sense and Age of Reason. He played an important role in the French Revolution and also in American politics. Paine is regarded as a hero in America, as he was the first person to call for An Independent but United States of America

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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