July 4th at the Village
Every year, the Village has celebrated America’s independence
with a host of activities.
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Ringing the bell of the Nazerene Church to call everyone to the reading
of the Declaration of Independence.
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Jay Hardaway and Josh White, dressed as soldiers, carrying the flag to
be raised.
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Flag raising at the Buffalo Gap Historic Village. |
Saluting the flag of the United States of America. |
Dr. Bob Wettemann, Collections Manager for the McWhiney Foundation, in
period clothing, reading the Declaration of Independence on the church
steps. |
A prayer of thanksgiving for freedom in the United States of America and
for those who paid the price for that freedom. |
Activities in the blacksmith shop during the July 4 celebration of 2002.
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Visitors watching the work of the blacksmith. Among them is Dr. Gary Wilson,
Dean of McMurry University’s College of Arts and Sciences. |
Visitors to the Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail.
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Interpreter Josh White describing to visitors some of the history of the
Old Taylor County Courthouse and Jail. |
Young entrepreneurs selling refreshments on the porch of the Mercantile.
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