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How We Know What We Know About July 8, 1776 in Easton, PA
The archives kept everything but the name. A family scrapbook kept the name: Robert Levers. On this Heritage Day, Easton’s founding story is a lesson in how history actually gets made.
By Laini AbrahamJuly 11, 2026
From the Levers family archive: John Levers, a descendant of Robert Levers, reads the Declaration of Independence at Easton’s fifth Heritage Day, July 8, 1981 — 205 years to the day after the first reading. His son Billy holds the flag. (Photograph by Bill Levers; original prints from the Levers family collection, reading close-up by Don Uhrich for The Morning Call) Read the essay →
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