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Congratulations to the Town of Rising Sun.\u00a0 The municipality officially kicked off its Sequicentennail Celebration today with a ribbon cutting at the town hall and an open house in the museum.\u00a0 As brilliant April sunshine warmed the crowd, it was great to see the sense of history that exists in an old Maryland municipality as remarks by Mayor Cox and others indicated.\u00a0 Additionally an enthusiastic crowd gathered to help remember the town’s past. \u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to the Town of Rising Sun.\u00a0 The municipality officially kicked off its Sequicentennail Celebration today with a ribbon cutting at the town hall and an open house in the museum.\u00a0 As brilliant April sunshine warmed the crowd, it was great to see the sense of history that exists in an old Maryland municipality as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-service","category-community-studies","category-public-history"],"yoast_head":"\nRising Sun's 150th Anniversary Celebration - Mike's History Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I use this blog as a place to share my experiences while practicing the history craft. 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