06/22/2026
🎆 Happy 250th United States of America!
On July 8th U.S. states and territories are scheduled to conduct simultaneous public readings of the Declaration of Independence at exactly 6:00 PM.
Thurmont along with many other Frederick County municipalities will participate on July 8 at 6pm for the reading of the Declaration of Independence.
📍 The reading of the Declaration of Independence will be read at the town office located at 615 East Main Street on July 8 at 6pm. Please come out to the office and listen to the reading of the Declaration and enjoy refreshments too.
You may also stream the reading at: https://thurmont.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2
Also aired on channel 99.
“On July 8, 1776, Colonel John Nixon emerged from the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall) to deliver a message to the masses. Men, women, and children from across Philadelphia gathered on the square to hear the freshly penned words of Congress. They were merchants, sailors, soldiers, tradesmen, clerks, enslaved and free blacks eagerly awaiting news of independence. This July 8th, be part of history as we celebrate and re-create that fateful day 250 years later.” (https://inht.org/declarationreading/)
