Washington Camp Ground

Free and open to the public Washington Camp Ground Association High School Scholarship Awardees to Read Declaration of Independence at Historic 130th Annual Independence Day Celebration in Martinsville Event to be held at Middlebrook Camp Ground, the site of General Washington’s Troop Encampment Martinsville(Bridgewater, NJ) - Washington Camp Ground Association (WCGA) High School Scholarship Awardees From Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Middlesex and Somerset County Vo-Tech have been invited to perform the 130th reading of the Declaration of Independence at the historic annual Independence Day celebration. The event, free and open to the public, will start at 10:30 a.m. on the 4th of July. Run by the Washington Camp Ground Association, it will take place at the Middlebrook Camp Ground in Martinsville (Bridgewater) (GPS address: located at 1761 Middlebrook Rd, Bound Brook, NJ 08805). The public is asked to arrive by 10 a.m. while patriotic music is played. Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets. Parking is limited so carpool or walk if possible. The Ceremony will be live streamed at the WCGA Facebook page starting 10:25 a.m. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1873739912821643 ) The Declaration was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. The celebration commemorates the encampment