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These elaborate celebrations give Bristol its nickname, "America's most patriotic town". In 1785 the Bristol Fourth of July Celebration (beginning as the Patriotic Exercises) was founded and the Fourth of July has been celebrated every year in Bristol since that date, although the parade itself was canceled several times.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
Bristol is the home of the oldest Fourth of July Celebration in the United States of America. The celebration was founded in 1785 by Rev. Henry Wight of the First Congregational Church. Today, the celebrations are run by the Bristol Fourth of July Committee and begin on June 14, also known as Flag Day.
In Bristol, Rhode Island, a salute of 13 gunshots in the morning and evening marked the day in 1777, the country’s first formal Fourth of July celebration and a point of pride in the town to ...
Bristol hosts one of the oldest Fourth of July traditions in the country—the celebrations began way back in 1785. The present-day festivities entail a parade, pageant, concert series, freedom ...
Bristol Fourth of July Parade. Where: Hope Street, Bristol. When: July 4. What to know: Known as the oldest Fourth of July parade in the U.S., the parade is just part of the town's celebration ...
The front of the 231st Bristol Fourth of July Parade in 2016. Bristol has the oldest continuously celebrated Independence Day festivities in the United States. The first mention of a celebration comes from July 1777, when a British officer noted sounds coming from across Narragansett Bay :
The Fourth of July is just around the corner. Check out this list and start making your plans for parades, fireworks and more. Fireworks, carnivals, and parades: Where to celebrate the Fourth of ...