As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this Fourth of July, Green County offers a little-known connection to the nation's founding. Just west of New Glarus, the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in the county rests in a quiet country cemetery.

Across the United States this Independence Day, communities will commemorate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. While many of those celebrations will focus on places such as Philadelphia, Boston and Yorktown, one chapter of that history lies much closer to home.

Hidden among the gravestones of Shooks Prairie Cemetery along County Highway C, west of Monticello, is the final resting place of Robert Bailey, the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in Green County.