USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson died shortly after noon at the age of 83 in Monticello, Virginia. Several hours later Adams died in Quincy, Massachusetts at the age of 90.

Detailed explanation-2: -After Jefferson’s death, his daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph, apart from the small cemetery, sold Monticello. In 1834, it was bought by Uriah P. Levy, a commodore in the U.S. Navy, who admired Jefferson and spent his own money to preserve the property.

Detailed explanation-3: -Monticello, located in Albemarle County in the Piedmont region of Central Virginia, has been designated a National Historic Landmark.

Detailed explanation-4: -Monticello is owned and operated by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., which was founded in 1923. As a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation, the Foundation receives no ongoing federal, state, or local funding in support of its dual mission of preservation and education.