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On July 4, 2026, the United States marked the 250th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, the birth of our Nation.
“From Concord Bridge in 1775 to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 and beyond, the quest for liberty has resonated through the generations.”
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WHAT A NIGHT! This year's Thunder in the Park will be one for the history books!Our community really knows how to celebrate. We cannot thank everyone enough for participating in yesterday's events. We've set the tone for how to properly display our love and patriotism for the United States of America! 🇺🇸The City of Moody carried on the tradition of Thunder in the Park with a full fireworks extravaganza for the community, a ceremony honoring the veterans newly added to our Veteran Memorial Wall and Veteran Banner Program, family activities centered around patriotism, Alabama history, and American pride, and a professional fireworks display choreographed to patriotic music. In addition to last nights’ events the City has planted a new Liberty Tree in the Moody City Park as a way to remember the 250th celebration. The Doris Stanley Memorial Library sponsored a time capsule project, as part of the summer reading theme Unearth A Story, giving local families the chance to share their story and place a piece of it inside. The time capsule also contains the names of Active Service Members from our City. That capsule is now sealed, and won't be opened again until Thunder in the Park on July 8, 2051, as part of America's 275th anniversary.The night started with a ceremony honoring our veterans at the Memorial Wall. From there, the celebration kicked into full gear — an Americana bike parade covered in red, white, and blue, games, inflatables, face painting, patriotic music, food trucks, a foam party and a fireworks finale that lit up the sky.Mayor Rutledge had this to say:"This year's Thunder in the Park celebration was one for the history books. I want to personally thank every individual who contributed to making the event what it was — from our vendors to the city employees who had been preparing for this night for months. I also want to thank the America250AL Semiquincentennial Community Grant for their generous contribution of $2,500, which made this night possible for the citizens of Moody and surrounding communities to properly celebrate the birth of our nation. My hope as Mayor is to prepare Moody to grow and prosper for the next 250 years."To help make this celebration 250th Anniversary worthy, the City of Moody was selected to receive a $2,500 America250AL Semiquincentennial Community Grant.#MoodyAlabama | #PursuingTheFutureToday | #ThunderInThePark | #America250
For four students from across the country, two from Maryland and one each from Massachusetts and Louisiana, a national contest has turned the question, “What does America mean to you?” into an opportunity to experience American history firsthand in Alabama.As part of America’s Field Trip, America250 ’s national contest for kids, the students selected a two-day trip to American Village in Montevallo and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute as their prize destination. Their visit gave them something that cannot be replicated on a page or screen: the opportunity to step into the history they have studied in the classroom and experience it firsthand.Take a look at some pictures from their trip! #America250 #A250AL #america250alabama #americanhistory #Semiquincentennial #HistoryNerd #americanvillage #Alabama #historyforyoungpeple #montevallo #discovershelbyal #americanvillage_alabama #AmericasFieldTrip
Visit the Gorgas House Museum in Tuscaloosa through August 29 to discover the American identity through the home. From their 1778 grandfather clock to the student magazines of the 2020s, Americans have long been inventive and dedicated to progress. Find an object in the house from every decade of the United States.The Gorgas House Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Find out more on the Gorgas House website --> gorgashouse.museums.ua.edu/2026/05/22/made-in-america-exhibit/See more events throughout the great state of Alabama in honor of America's semiquincentennial year on the A250AL website, america250AL.org.#AmericanHeritage #AmericaAt250 #alabamahistory #America250 #america250alabama #A250AL #GorgasHouse #GorgasHouseMuseum
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