This author isn't LDS or she would probably would have left this for the 24th of July. Our little town of Duchesne was just like all of the other little towns in Utah and even some of the big ones. Salt Lake City has their Days of 47 parade celebration and the small towns had their 24th of July celebrations.
The day always started with a 6:00 A.M. firing of the canon over town from the nearby hills. It would only go a few times but was enough to wake you up especially since we would usually sleep outside the night before so we could hear it. There was always a parade on the morning of the 24th and the primary organization of the church was the main part of the parade. Dressed as Pioneers we would walk, ride in a little red wagon or ride bikes and trikes down main street while all of the traffic was diverted around through the dirt back streets to keep going on their way. The parade was usually led by a Flag Honor Guard from the Veteran's of Foreign Wars or the Scouts. There would also be the fire truck (only fire truck) and police and then with the Rodeo Queen and her attendants on horses, followed by everyone else that wanted to ride a horse down the street and the oldest couple in town in a car that would round out the parade entries. There might also be the Duchesne County Mayor and city council too. We had the mayor since we were the county seat for Duchesne County.
That night there would be a big dinner or something at the park and then when it got dark a few fireworks lit off above town from the hills above the rodeo grounds. All in all it was pretty fun and a good break from the farm for a few hours.
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