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17. From My Hometown in SE PA

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Sat May 30, 2026, 08:32 PM

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Bicentennial pictures from the Downingtown Historical Society:

https://www.downingtownhistory.org/bicentennial

I remember the parade and the wagon train that apparently was going to Valley Forge that year. They stopped and camped out in Kerr Park before heading out. You can see some of the horses watering in the Brandywine. Was 9 years old at the time. And I don't think it was as overly oppressive temperature time back in '76 as it is here today. (I see lots of folks walking around in jeans, which maybe was the norm back then). Man, those cars were huge back in the day...

I don't think I'll be that into this July 4th though.

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