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Stars, Stripes & Hinsdale explores some of Hinsdale's early Fourth of July celebrations and includes histories, memories, photographs, and ephemera from the Hinsdale Historical Society's Archives.

Credits:

All material is from the Hinsdale Historical Society's Archives.

Research: Justin Stauder & Katharine Korte Andrew

Writing: Katharine Korte Andrew

Design: Katharine Korte Andrew

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Earliest Known Celebration

ANTICS ON THE 4TH: 1874

"This particular 4th of July started at 5 a.m. with the booming of a cannon, no one tells who owned it or where it was located, and it was fired intermittently until 9 a.m. that morning when, presumably, the real festivities got under" (Bakken 1976, 204).

1800s-1909: Patriotic and Unhinged Fun!

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1910s-1920s: Memories

Nettie the Donkey

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