{"id":278,"date":"2026-01-13T11:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=278"},"modified":"2026-03-22T04:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:57:00","slug":"250th-fourth-of-july-event","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/event\/250th-fourth-of-july-event\/","title":{"rendered":"250 Celebration: Ringing from Sea to Shining Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-278 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/toms-river-bell\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Toms-River-Bell-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Det Wilber Victory Bell - Toms River High school south\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Toms-River-Bell-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Toms-River-Bell-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/victory-bell\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/victory-bell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Toms River High School South victory bell wrong during memorial to World War I\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/victory-bell-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/victory-bell-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/photo-galleries\/count-down-for-independence\/attachment\/img_2620\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2620-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2021 Dan Soper Liberty Bell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2620-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/250thAnniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_2620-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Join us for a special Fourth of July celebration commemorating America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The day begins at 1:00 PM with a public reading of the Declaration of Independence, followed by Bells Across America at 2:00 PM, featuring participating bell choirs ringing together in unity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bells.org\/us-semiquincentennial-bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Semiquincentennial Bell | National Bell Festival<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Join us for a special Fourth of July celebration commemorating America\u2019s 250th anniversary. 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