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A fact from Monticello replicas appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 July 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Thomas Jefferson's Monticello has inspired hundreds of replicas?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:03, 27 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Monticello replica in Somers, Connecticut

... that Thomas Jefferson's Monticello has inspired hundreds of replicas (example pictured)?

Source: "In the depths of the Jefferson Library near Monticello, there is a 40-year-old file of pictures, brochures and letters related to these replicas.... 'There are hundreds of instances', said Jack Robertson, Foundation librarian for the Jefferson Library." Danville Register and Bee, pp. 3-4

ALT1: ... that Monticello replicas (example pictured) have been used as banks, museums, and private residences? Source: "Besides the bank and the museum, imitations of Thomas Jefferson's home have turned up in an exclusive Falls Church neighborhood as a private residence..." Danville Register and Bee, p. 4

Monticello replica at the 1904 World's Fair

- ALT2: ... that a Monticello replica (pictured) at the 1904 World's Fair displayed the table where Thomas Jefferson drafted the U.S. Declaration of Independence? Source: "Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson third President of the United States and under whose administration the Louisiana Territory was acquired from France, was reproduced as Virginia's State building... The table upon which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of American Independence was there." History of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, p. 393.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Momoko Seto
- Comment: Submitting for the 4 July U.S. Independence Day set. Black and white photo is specific to ALT2.

Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:58, 14 May 2026 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All good (no copyright issues with Earwig's Copyvio Detector 6.5%, article is new 12 May, DYK nomination 14 May, hook is cited, photos have appropriate licences). I prefer ALT0 and ALT2 though undecided which is better. A.Cython (talk) 00:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)Reply