Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Schedule

Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29401 | Charleston, SC

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Come see history unfold as historical reenactors and community leaders perform a public reading of the Declaration of Independence at the same location where South Carolinians heard it's powerful words for the first time in 1776. Read on the steps of the Old Exchange for thirteen years in the same historic location where it was first read anywhere in the state, this event is free and open to the public.
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122 E Bay St, Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29401

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