Easton holds a special place in American history, and its residents will never forget it.
The city along with Trenton and Philadelphia were the first places where the Declaration of Independence was read on July 8, 1776. Each year the city commemorates the event with a Heritage Day celebration on an early July weekend.
The Philly Fife & Drum group led a march from the Easton Farmers’ Market to Centre Square for a re-enactment of the reading of the Declaration of Independence on Saturday, July 12…