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Fourth of July
1853
07 09 Celebration
featuring Watertown Artillery Co and Watertown Rifle Co Democratic
State Reg
1858
07 01 Scarce
three-quarters of a century have transpired since the sun of freedom first
shone upon the Western Hemisphere. WD
1903
07 09 July 4th, 1903, was an unusually quiet
day. No general celebration was held, and we would scarcely know here that it
was a great national holiday were it not for the small boy and his
firecrackers. In the afternoon and
evening the Plattdeutscher Verein held a
picnic on Tivoli Island, which was well attended.
The
usual number of small accidents occurred. Friday night a carelessly fired
skyrocket struck the curb in Main Street, then flew upwards and struck Miss Jaedecke,
setting her dress on fire. Men nearby went to her rescue and put the fire out
before any serious damage was done. Francis Darcey had his face burned with a
canon cracker; Edward Conrad had his left hand injured with a toy, pistol;
Herbert Kusel’s face and eyes were slightly burned with a toy cannon; Miss
Julia Pfaffenbach had her hand injured with a skyrocket, and Henry Behrens,
town of Watertown, had a finger torn off with a cannon cracker.
1908
07 03 Fourth celebration
1982
07 06 Dr. Walter W. Arzberger, honorary marshal.
1998
06 23 Gerald Hepp honorary
marshal. WDT
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Early, Library of Congress photo. Watching the parade (1 of
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Early, Library of Congress photo. Watching the parade (2 of
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Cross-References:
Library of Congress photos,
undated: No 1, No 2, No 3, No 4, Waiting for parade,
No 5, Watching the parade, No 6, Watching the parade
