In Honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary, come hear the story of Elva Ferguson and the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial this Thursday, July 16 at noon at the Watonga Public Library. Bring your lunch. Sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the signing of the...
I hope you had a memorable and safe 250th celebration of the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Last week, we reprinted T.B. Ferguson’s account of the 1894 Independence Day celebration in Watonga....
The following is reprinted from T.B. Ferguson’s account of Independence Day 1894 as published in the Watonga Republican. Independence Day in the two-year old town of Watonga “The Fourth of July celebration at Watonga was a complete success and nearly everybody was...