{"id":1220,"date":"2013-07-03T15:48:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piqueoftheweek.wordpress.com\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2013-07-03T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T15:48:05","slug":"go-fourth-and-parade-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kplma.org\/pique\/2013\/07\/03\/go-fourth-and-parade-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Fourth and Parade!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1910, the first of many Fourth of July parades rolled in Kingston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In honor of this most American holiday, here are a few views of one of our favorite floats from the inaugural year: the “Guardians of the Clam Flats.”<\/p>\n

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“Guardians of the Clam Flats” float, Fourth of July parade, 1910<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Guardians of the Clam Flats” float, Fourth of July parade, 1910<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Guardians of the Clam Flats” float, Fourth of July parade, 1910<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Source: LHR General Images IC7 (top two); Hathaway Collection MC21<\/em><\/p>\n

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In 1910, the first of many Fourth of July parades rolled in Kingston. In honor of this most American holiday, here are a few views of one of our favorite floats from the inaugural year: the “Guardians of the Clam Flats.”   Source: LHR General Images IC7 (top two); Hathaway Collection MC21 And now, a … <\/p>\n

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