William Sublette, who held an Independence Day celebration here on July 4, 1830, as he led the first wagon train to cross the new overland route. Before an audience of 80 pioneers, he christened the rock in honor of the birth date of our nation.
to carve their name on.
The name Liberia is latin and means 'free'.
The big flat rock in Wyoming is likely "Independence Rock." It is a large granite rock formation along the Oregon Trail that emigrants used as a landmark and a place to celebrate Independence Day.
granite
The first South American nation to receive independence was Haiti in 1804.
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We always were and always will.
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There is no official reason why someone would receive a rock as a wedding present. Perhaps the rock was a gag gift.
June 30,1812
The address of the Friends Of Cedar Rock is: 2611 Quasqueton Diag Blvd, Independence, IA 50644
people read it aloud