Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and the third president of the United States, serving from 1801 to 1809.
A prolific writer and philosopher, Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. His political philosophy formed the basis for Jeffersonian democracy, which dominated early American politics alongside federalism. Jefferson remains celebrated as an icon of American political values, but is also controversial for being a lifelong slave owner.
How locals move
Getting around Jefferson the local way
- Go nextThe ferry at the foot of Canal Street (free for pedestrians, $1 for cars) will take you across the Mississippi to the Algiers neighborhood, and give you a scenic budget mini-cruise of the River in the process.
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