By Brittanie Hart, TME and Sean Ridgway, TME

Communities across the nation celebrated America’s Semiquincentennial on Saturday, July 4, marking 250 years since the birth of the United States…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Hungry Al’s celebration

Residents celebrate Independence Day at the Pine Mountain Club Golf Course

Phoebe Purser plays marbles at Frazier Mountain Park

Susan Amon shows off her auction win

Lily Marino with her American flag

Martha Washington (Bonnie Kane) gives a speech

Team puts in their all in tug-of-war at the Fourth of July celebration at the park

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This is part of the July 10, 2026 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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