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Home Events Celebrating the Glorious Fourth

Celebrating the Glorious Fourth

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July 4, 2025 @ 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

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Join Park Rangers at 3:00 PM on July 4th for a live historic weapons demonstration in honor of Independence Day! Discover how the town's 19th-century citizens celebrated “the Glorious Fourth” with speeches, picnics, music, and military salutes. Visitors wishing to attend should look for the staff at the NPS historic weapons firing range on Arsenal Square.

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