United States Missouri
Hannibal
Birthplace of Mark Twain, famous for its depiction in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn," along the mighty Mississippi River.
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Hannibal, Missouri offers one of the more unique July 4th celebrations in the U.S. with the 66th annual National Tom Sawyer Days: a four-day festival that includes a carnival, frog jump contest, mud volleyball tournament, patriotic parade, fireworks, and fence painting. Hannibal was the inspiration for the fictional town in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the fence painting contests are a nod to the main character of the book fooling his friends into painting his aunt’s home.
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The Best 4th of July Events for 2022
Read more...As Americans begin to emerge from quarantine, cities from sea to shining sea are ready to celebrate the Fourth of July. Made a federal holiday in 1941, the US celebrates Independence Day on July 4th commemorating when the Declaration of Independence was adopted. From patriotic parades and fireworks to battle reenactments and readings of the […]