Independence Day
Submitted by Adult Services on July 4, 2018 - 10:00amAmericans have been celebrating Independence Day in some form or another since immediately after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. During the summer of 1776 some colonists celebrated the birth of independence by holding mock funerals for King George III, as a way of symbolizing the end of the monarchy’s hold on America and the triumph of liberty. Festivities including concerts, bonfires, parades along with the firing of cannons and muskets usually accompanied public readings of the Declaration of Independence. Read more about Independence Day