Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Morristown National Historical Park will celebrate our Declaration of Independence with July Fourth activities beginning at noon on the park’s Washington’s Headquarters grounds, 30 Washington Place, with a “Warm-Up for the Declaration” followed by the reading of the Declaration. The “Warm-Up” will feature a park ranger in period clothing entertaining the crowd and giving a “kids level” explanation of the Declaration. Eighteenth-century stories, jokes and riddles are all part of the fun.
At 1 pm the “Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence” will commence. At the conclusion of the reading, attendees are welcome to participate in a mock salute called a feu de joie (musket salute).