The Pledge is being recited at the Twin Lights on the anniversary of the birthday of the nation in honor of the fact the Twin Lights is the site where the nation’s official Pledge was first recited publicly on April 25, 1893 . The flag which was hoisted on the Liberty Pole described as the “national flagpole” that was twice as tall as the Twin Lights’ towers in the front of the historic building.
The Department of Environmental Protection will host a public recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at the Twin Lights on Monday, the Fourth of July at 2 p.m.
Historian and state ranger Nick Wood will address the group following the ceremony and give a brief history of the significance of the allegiance pledge and why it is part of Twin Lights history.
The Pledge will be recited with the wording of the original pledge in 1893.
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to) the Republic for which it stands, one
nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Members of the Twin Lights Historical Society will be present during the ceremony, and the museum and grounds are open for visitation.
