Franklin County PA is launching
a website for the 250th anniversary of the United States.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa., July 30,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- America is poised to
celebrate its 250th birthday on July 4,
2026, and Franklin County
PA is getting ready for the big celebration by launching a
website dedicated to celebrating Franklin
County, PA: http://www.America250PAFranklinCounty.com. The
site remembers the chapters of American history that played out
across Franklin County PA,
highlights celebratory events, and invites the public to get
involved. Pennsylvania's statewide
commemoration is promising to be E.P.I.C.—to educate, to preserve,
to innovate, and to celebrate. Franklin
County is ready to take the challenge as one of PA's 67
counties and promises an EPIC commemoration.
The site remembers the chapters of American
history that played out across Franklin
County PA, highlights celebratory events, and invites the
public to get involved.
America250PAFranklinCounty.com is set up as a gateway:
- to educate the public about the amazing
place Franklin County PA is,
- to bring attention to important county
sites preserved by past generations for future generations,
- to highlight innovators and leaders of
Franklin County in the Franklin
County Hall of Fame,
- to celebrate with a parade, community
tours, and more than 20-months of events throughout Franklin County.
A special part of America250PA is the Liberty Tree Project. A
Liberty Tree is slated for planting in each county of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Freemasons, the Liberty Tree remembers the great elm, which was a
symbol of freedom to colonists as well as a meeting place in the
days leading up to the Revolutionary War. The America250PA
Liberty Trees represent the spirited
supporters of freedom and their gathering together to bring
independence. Franklin County
planted and dedicated an America250PA Liberty Tree at Fort Chambers
Park in downtown Chambersburg on
October 17, 2023. Upcoming projects
of the Franklin County America 250 PA Committee include "Pay
Tribute: Stories of Franklin
County" to save residents' stories in their own voices to
share during the celebration and beyond. Personal history is the
foundation of local, state, and national history. Another Committee
project invites Franklin County
residents to design the America250PA Franklin County t-shirt.
Franklin County's commemoration
is striving to bring a fresh perspective and a renewed appreciation
to the contributions of Franklin
County to the Commonwealth and America. Learn more; explore
http://www.America250PAFranklinCounty.com; join the 250th
commemoration.
Media Contact
Janet Pollard, Franklin County
Visitors Bureau, 7175522977, jpollard@explorefranklincountypa.com,
www.ExploreFranklinCountyPA.com
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SOURCE Franklin County Visitors Bureau