Venue: Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Historic Smithfield presents their Annual Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Schedule of Activities:
• 11:00 AM: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence followed by a Cannon and Musket Salute
• 1:00 PM: Planting a "Liberty Tree" by the Sons of the American Revolution followed by Cannon and Musket Salute
• 2:00 PM: Final Musket and Cannon Salute
Join us to Celebrate Our Nation’s Independence as it was done during the Revolutionary War at Smithfield. Listen to a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by an 18th century crier accompanied by musket and artillery firing and the planting of a liberty tree, all as you would've seen during the Revolutionary War.
No charge to attend. Donations gratefully accepted.
Historic Smithfield is located at 1000 Smithfield Plantation Road in Blacksburg, VA.
For more information, visit: http://www.historicsmithfield.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/historicsmithfieldplantation or https://www.facebook.com/events/985818609699940 or https://www.facebook.com/events/406018578427988 or https://www.instagram.com/historicsmithfield/ or call 540-231-3947.
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