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Fourth of July Celebrations Link to Independence Hall
Philadelphia marks July 4 with ceremonies in Independence Square and Independence Hall since the nation’s birth. Notable speakers include John Nixon and Daniel Webster. foreign dignitaries have attended, from Don Pedro to Wu Ting Fang. Valley Forge park draws visitors with commemorations and a restored site honoring Washington’s prayers. About 8,000 to 70,600 will visit for the 1908 observance.
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Philadelphia
Shrine of
Liberty
Charles Thomson
Thomas Jefferson
Continental Congress
Independence Hall
United States
Independence Square
Congress
Thomson
Independence
King George
John Nixon
Committee of Safety
Nixon
Fifth Street
John Marshall
Statehouse-Yard
Daniel Webster
Edwin Forbeat
Jefferson
Forest
Shakespeare
Quaker City
York
Conrad Alexander Gerard
France
Don Pedro
Brazil
Wu Ting Fang
Grover Cleveland
America
Samuel J. Randall
Judge Kelley
Gen. Grant
Lewis Cassidy
Warwick
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Park
Valley Forge
The
Union
Washington