Mayor Parker Welcomes 100+ Mayors for July 2 Independence Anniversary March
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Updated · Billy Penn · Jul 2
Mayor Parker Welcomes 100+ Mayors for July 2 Independence Anniversary March
1 articles · Updated · Billy Penn · Jul 2
Summary
More than 100 mayors gathered at Philadelphia’s Independence Mall on July 2 for a bipartisan March of America’s Mayors hosted by Mayor Cherelle Parker.
The event marked the 250th anniversary of the Continental Congress vote for independence on July 2, 1776, tying the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting to the nation’s semiquincentennial observance.
Parker’s day also included a “We the People 250” program at the Museum of the American Revolution and an evening Welcome America concert honoring soldiers and veterans.
The mayoral events unfolded as Philadelphia managed a severe heat wave, with health workers on alert for heat-related illness among World Cup visitors and outdoor festival crowds.