For Immediate Release
- Press Contact:
- Bren Landon
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- (202) 572-0563
WASHINGTON, DC – On June 28, 2017, DAR announced a $380,000 donation to the National Park Service to underwrite the planting and ongoing care of 76 trees at Independence National Historical Park in honor of the Spirit of '76 that inspired the colonists to declare their independence. This is the first major gift to the nation in honor of the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026.
Click here to learn more about this donation.
The 76 trees at Independence National Historical Park will be planted over the next several years and mature as the nation approaches 2026 and its 250th anniversary. To celebrate the DAR’s donation and to launch the project, the National Park Service will host an official ceremony in the park behind Independence Hall.
The DAR and the National Park Service invite members and the public to attend a ceremonial tree planting on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Independence National Historical Park behind Independence Hall at 6th & Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.
The ceremony will include remarks by the Acting Superintendent of Independence National Historical Park, the DAR, the National Park Service, the City of Philadelphia and USA250 as we break ground for the planting of the first of the 76 trees.
If you can’t join us in person in Philadelphia on November 7, be sure to follow along with DAR on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TodaysDAR) for photos and updates of the ceremony!
DAR Tree Planting Ceremony
Independence National Historical Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
2:00 pm
Location: behind Independence Hall
at 6th & Chestnut Street
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Daughters of the American Revolution
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