Summer is officially underway and the July Fourth holiday is just a week away.
Summer is here and it’s a great time to enjoy family, friends and fireworks. Please be careful while enjoying all of the above. The U.S has a rich history going back to it’s humble beginnings more than 250 years ago. Below is a brief summary of those days leading to independence.
Pressure Washing this Summer
Is your home ready for summer gatherings? Are the sidewalks, driveway, roof and siding clean and inviting?
If not, the professional pressure washing techs at Extra Mile Power Washing can help. The Extra Mile cleaning techs are the local experts in roof cleaning, house washing, gutter cleaning, and concrete and deck cleaning. They use the softwash cleaning technique to make sure all surfaces are cleaned safely and effectively.
Softwash is the right amount of water pressure and safe detergents, used in perfect combination based on the surface being cleaned. It’s the safest and best way to clean your residential property or business location. Damage happens when those elements are blasted away, leading to damage and scaring of siding, concrete and wood.
Contact Extra Mile’s Bunker Hill, WV office today for one of the first appointments of the year. Click here to contact Extra Mile’s staff online. They can also be reached by calling 304.904.0500 or emailing dustin@extramilepw.com.
The History of Independence Day
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, leading to the formation of the United States. The colonies and England had already been at odds for a year when the colonies convened a Continental Congress in the summer of 1776. Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution in a June 7th session in the Pennsylvania State House. That resolution included these now-famous words:
“Resolved: That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
These words led to the drafting of a statement presenting to the world the colonies’ case for independence. Members of the committee included famous patriots John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. The task of drafting The Declaration of Independence was given to Jefferson.
On July 1, 1776, the Continental Congress reconvened, and on the following day, the resolution for independence was adopted by the colonies. The Declaration was officially adopted and ratified on the afternoon of July 4.
Here is a list of July Fourth events in the greater Martinsburg, WV area.