{"id":288,"global_id":"co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary?id=288","global_id_lineage":["co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary?id=288"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2026-01-13 11:49:22","date_utc":"2026-01-13 16:49:22","modified":"2026-03-08 08:42:24","modified_utc":"2026-03-08 12:42:24","url":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/event\/countdown-to-independence\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/288","title":"Countdown to Independence Presentation","description":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-352 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"reenactment in front of courthouse\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-1364x2048.jpg 1364w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-Guns-in-front-of-Courthouse-scaled.jpg 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"524\">Join us at the Ocean County Courthouse for a memorable celebration of America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"524\">The day begins at 10:00 AM with historic music and screenings of Ocean County documentaries produced by the National Park Service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"524\">At 11:00 AM, enjoy a special commemorative ceremony featuring musical interludes from <em data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"379\">1776<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"49\" data-end=\"524\"><span data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"416\">At <\/span>12:00 PM there will be a historic ceremonial firing and bell ringing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"573\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0Court Room One \u2013 Ocean County 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