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Join your neighbors in saying “Happy 236th Birthday” to America all along Germantown Avenue.
The annual “Fourth of July in Historic Germantown” neighborhood festival will be held on Wednesday July 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature guided tours, historical re-enactments, a bell-ringing ceremony as well as arts and crafts. Visitors can celebrate at five historical sites including Stenton, Hood Cemetery, Cliveden of the National Trust, Concord School & Upper Burying Ground and the Johnson House Historic Site. The free event will live music with family-friendly crafts from ice cream-making to patriotic crafting sessions. Visit www.freedomsbackyard.com to learn more.
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