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Special Event
Event
Re-enactment of the First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Enter Independence Square through security screening at 5th and Chestnut StreetsDates & Times
Date:
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Time:
11:45 AM
Duration:
45 minutes
Type of Event
Living History
Description
Join the crowd to hear a commemorative reading of the Declaration of Independence by a park ranger portraying Colonel John Nixon. Snag a free copy of the Declaration of Independence and cheer or jeer as colonists did on July 8, 1776, when Colonel Nixon first read the document publicly in the State House yard (now Independence Square).