Happy 250th!
Canonsburg celebrates Fourth of July
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Eighty Four children Malcolm Mazzio, 4, Ellis Reese, 4, and Aubrey Reese, 8, await the start of the Canonsburg Fourth of July parade. [Garrett Neese]
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The final truck comes down Pike Street Saturday, bringing an end to a three-hour parade with more than 125 groups participating. [Garrett Neese]
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Members of the Washington Youth Baseball team mug for the crowd during Saturday's parade. [Garrett Neese]
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"It's only treason if you lose," a Revolutionary War re-enactor shouted to Canonsburg paradegoers Saturday. [Garrett Neese]
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Milabella Roberts, 2, of Canonsburg, and Nova Rayne Everett, 2, of Brookline, cooled off in a wading pool to deal with temperatures in the high 90s during Saturday's Fourth of July parade in Canonsburg. [Garrett Neese]
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Ollie, the pet of Emma Crayton of Canonsburg, sported a red, white and blue top hat for the Fourth of July. [Garrett Neese]
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Emma Crayton of Canonsburg dressed up her dog, Ollie, for Saturday's parade. [Garrett Neese]
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Roseanne Messerly of the Friends in Christ Churches handed out American flags to the crowd. [Garrett Neese]
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One of the New Horizons Majorettes sends a baton twirling. [Garrett Neese]
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Members of the Canon-McMillan hockey team talk with the crowd during a packed Fourth of July parade in Canonsburg. [Garrett Neese]
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The Wonders Unicycle Club in Eighty-Four rode unicycles and velicopedes down Pike Street Saturday. [Garrett Neese]
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Children enjoy the Fourth of July parade on a float from the AHEPA 156 in Canonsburg. [Garrett Neese]
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The Forgotten Flag Foundation rolls through the Canonsburg Fourth of July parade in the Army Deuce, as members hand out flags. [Garrett Neese]
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Historical re-enactors don the fashions of th Revolutionary War days to celebrate America's 250th birthday. [Garrett Neese]
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Katie Gondringer soaks the crowd with some much-needed relief from the heat Saturday. Allegheny Health Network Canonsburg's float sent out people with squirt guns and spray bottles on both sides of the road, with constant refills to fulfill the requests of the crowd. [Garrett Neese]
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Hayley Schehr sprays a parade watcher with cold water during Saturday's parade, one of many Allegheny Health Network - Canonsburg employees delivering relief to the crowd Saturday. [Garrett Neese]
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A member of the Canonsburg Fire Department waves to someone he knows in the crowd. [Garrett Neese]
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Mal McGurty, who works with the children's program at the Frank Sarris Public Library in Canonsburg, blows bubbles at Presley Schenkemeyer, 3, Harlow Schenkemeyer, 1, of Cash Schenkemeyer, 6, of Canonsburg. [Garrett Neese]
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Simone Perez, 10, of Murrysville, along with Eliza Pavelk, 10, of Waynesburg, Celeste Perez, 6, and Sabrina Perez, 2, both of Murrysville, were among the children saving American flags during Saturday's Fourth of July parade in Canonsburg. [Garrett Neese]
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Uncle Sam sits at the front of a vehicle as he rides through Canonsburg's parade. [Garrett Neese]
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Canonsburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 191 members wave to the crowd. [Garrett Neese]
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Washington County Young Marines lead off Saturday's parade. [Garrett Neese]
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Steve Pesolar of Washington brought his daughters Bria and Lexi, both 2, to their first Canonsburg Fourth of July parade. [Garrett Neese]
The nearly triple-digit temperatures didn鈥檛 stop thousands of people from making their annual trip to Canonsburg鈥檚 63rd annual Fourth of July parade. Over three hours, around 125 groups rode on a truck, hopped on a float, or pedaled a velocipede. To help people cope with the heat, Canonsburg opened up several cooling stations around the parade route. Many people in the parade also did their part, loading up spray bottles or squirt guns to cool down anyone in the audience who requested it. Festivities began at 7:30 in the morning with the Whiskey Rebellion 5K, and continued after the parade with activities at Canonsburg Town Park before Saturday night鈥檚 fireworks display.