Fourth of July 2011
D. Beards Thomas Winslow reads the Declaration of Independence On July 4th, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence. It was then hurriedly printed and sent to the various states and officials to proclaimed "in such a Mode that the people may be universally informed of it." -John Hancock Come and join the nation's first national historical park in celebration of the country's independence! Morristown National Historical Park will host a number of activites including the reading of the Declaration of Independence and a "feu de joie" or "fire of joy" by the 2nd NJ Regiment re-enactors. The events will begin at noon with an introduction and warm up by our park rangers. The reading will commence at 1 pm, followed by the celebratory musket firings. After the event, the Ford Mansion will be open to the public with many re-enactors in period clothing there to discuss life during the "hard winter" and how an army's presence changed many lives in Morristown. Entry to the Washington's Headquarters Museum is free all day. All events are located at 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ 07960. Please call 973-539-2016 x210 for additional information.
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Did You Know?
The Iroquois Confederacy was based in what is now northern New York and was initially comprised of the Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga and Mohawk nations. After 1720 the Tuscarora fled north from a series of decimating inter-tribal wars and became the sixth nation of the confederacy.