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Aug. 20, Ceremony of Flags Marks Tucson’s 233rd Birthday
The five flags that have flown over Tucson - American, Spanish,
Mexican, Confederate, and the State of Arizona - will be presented in a
ceremony to celebrate Tucson’s 233rd birthday. The Tohono O'odham and
Pascua Yaqui flags will also be presented, as will a replica of the
28-star American flag that was brought by the Mormon Battalion and flown
over Tucson on December 16, 1846.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
8 a.m. - Opening remarks
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Presentation of flags
Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Courtyard
(SW corner of Church Avenue and Washington Street)
The ceremony will include an invocation, signing of a proclamation by
distinguished guests, the honor guard presentation, and music and dance.
The flags will then be retired to close the ceremony.
Those attending the ceremony are encouraged to dress in period costumes
and sample a piece of the Tucson birthday cake. Tucson's birthday
celebration was begun by Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission in
1975 and continues today. The Presidio San Agustín del Tucson location
is the interpretive center on the site of Tucson’s original
adobe-walled presidio.
For more information, call Kathleen Nabours, Tucson-Pima County
Historical Commission, at (520) 577-6261.
Additional information: Parking is available at the following
locations; fees apply:
Main Library garage (enter from Alameda, west of Stone); El Presidio
Parking Garage (enter from Pennington or Alameda, west of Church); and
the Pennington Street Garage (6th Ave. & Pennington St.).
Free TICET shuttles serve the above parking garages and several others
in downtown. The shuttles are also handicap accessible. For additional
information, view the Downtown parking map at
<http://dot.tucsonaz.gov/parkwise>. |
