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Old Fashioned July Fourth Pops in Readsboro
Readsboro Vermont hosts one of the last large old fashioned July Fourth celebrations drawing about 5000 people. The two day schedule featured a 40 foot bonfire, dawn dance, a 10 AM parade with distinct floats and prizes, and numerous kids events including bag races egg races chicken chases and a pig catch. Fire departments from Bennington Whitingham Halifax and others competed for awards while one Halifax member was injured and treated at Brattleboro Hospital.
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Readsboro
Vermont
Massachusetts
New England
Deerfield
South Readsboro
South Hill
Brooklyn Street
Lowe
Stamford Fire Auxiliary
Dix
Harry Lowe Sr
Edward Letourneau
Whitingham
Eleanor Velle
Brooklyn
N.Y
Richard Horn
Monroe
Mass
Michael
Susan Dowd
Bennington
Donna Vetri
Mike Benson
Stamford
David Tatro
Ben Proctor
James Randall
North Adams
Halifax Fire Department
Halifax
Brattleboro Hospital
Whitingham Rescue
Pownal
North Pownal Village
North Pownal
Pownal Center
Pownal Road