Fireworks Fever Traces 13 States to Modern Displays
A university librarian chronicles Independence Day pyrotechnics from 1777 to modern times. Explosions, fires and danger marked 19th century celebrations, with notable events in Portland Maine 1866 and Colorado Springs 1901 shaping later professional displays.
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Associated Press
Iwo Jima
Arington
Philadelphia
Washington
Pike's Peak
Bonita Springs
Flo
James R. Heintze
Heintze
Allegheny City
Edwards
N. Y
Harlem
N.Y
Portland
Maine
Swan City
Colo
Colorado Springs
American Medical Association
American Pyrotechnics
Denver
Caretaker keeps watch atop the Statue of Liberty
New Yorker Charlie DeLeo, a 55 year old retired maintenance man turned volunteer, climbs Liberty’s interior and crown for decades. He has scaled the copper skin and replaced floodlights, guiding thousands of visitors and sneaking hundreds more for views. He witnessed 9 11 from the crown and still tends the torch area, calling Lady Liberty his sanctuary.
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New York
Charlie DeLeo
New York Harbor
DeLeo
America
Sicily
Greece
New World Trade Center
Lady Liberty
Liberty
Liberty Island
National Park Service
Brian Feeny
Brooklyn
DeLes
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Goose Creek
Barbers Hill Isd
Crosby Isd
R Les College
Chambers County
Sea
Charle Deleo
Verizon Wireless
Texas
Texas Digital Choice Plan
Agre
Ement
Toma Ui
Orax
Pnone Wits Spe
Hine
Houston
Verizon Wireless Communications
Verizonwireless.com
Pen
Baytowa
San Jacinto Mall
Mervyn's
Garth Rd
Independence Blvd
Beaumont Parkdale Mall
Foot Locker
Dowlen
Lowe's
College Station
Texas Ave
W. Davis St
Friendswood Baybrook Mall
Gail Fry
Baybrook Mall
Aguston Houston-Hortty
Willowbrook Mall
Lord & Taylor
Edgebrook
Heuston-West Bunkechiil
Coppertiard
Hivy
Memorial City Mall
Westreimer
Gessner
West Oaks
Uptown
San Felipe
Compaq Center
Fuddruckers
Normandy
Humble
Suny
Deerbrook Mall
Katy Fry Rd
Kohl's
Missoue
S. Highway 6
Pasadena
Pasadena Town Square Mall
Fairmont Pkwy
Beltway
Pearland
Broadway St
Sugarland
Tex
Mainland
Woodlands
OG. Bae
Wal-Mart
Baytown
Verizon Plus Baytos
Garth Road
Gall
Bestnetwork
J.D. Power and Associates
U.S
Brazoria
Fort Band
Harris
Montgomery
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