Charters of Freedom bring founding documents to life in Canton

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Wednesday, 20/03/2024

Canton is paying homage to some of this nation’s most vital founding documents through the installation of Charters of Freedom settings at the town’s museum next to the former town hall building. 

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Charters of Freedom dedication delayed

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Wednesday, 07/09/2016

Dedication of a new Charters of Freedom monument in Sylva originally planned for Sept. 17 — Constitution Day — is being pushed back to allow the county more time to plan the Freedom Park area to be constructed around the monuments.

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Charters of freedom coming to Sylva

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Wednesday, 20/07/2016

fr chartersAfter months of fundraising, cash is now in hand to get a monument to the country’s founding documents in place at Mark Watson Park in Sylva.

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