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July 4th ceremony canceled at Wyoming Monument

Officials say following social distancing guidelines would be near impossible.
Credit: wnep

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A disappointing announcement was made Wednesday evening in Luzerne County.

Organizers say the annual Fourth of July ceremony to commemorate the Battle of Wyoming will be canceled this year.

Officials tell Newswatch 16 that the large crowd expected at the monument in Wyoming would have made social distancing difficult, if not impossible.

It is with great regret that the Wyoming Commemorative Association a... nnounces the cancellation of our July 4, 2020 observance at the Wyoming Monument because of the Covid Virus. In our 142 year history, this is only the second time we have had to cancel our annual service, the other occasion being in 1972 after the Hurricane Agnes Flood.

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