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been deterred by the 90 degree-plus heat and the one day break, but there were plenty of county residents and tourists to keep the Independence Day spirit alive and make the day a success.
“We had few glitches all day,” Chief Roach said, although he admitted the plan to charge a $2 parking fee at two designated lots didn’t work out because of a lack of volunteers to staff the positions. The idea was advanced as an attempt to keep parking along the town streets, and the resulting traffic jams, to a minimum.
And traffic there was, according to Sheriff John Henry Woodward. Though cars and pedestrians flowed smoothly during the day, by evening it ground to a halt as more visitors arrived for the program of music, games and fireworks on the lawn of Avon Hall.
“We finally had to close the street” in front of Avon Hall, the sheriff said, as cars tried to squeeze into every available inch of parking along the roads. Out on U.S. 211, cars were parked bumper to bumper along the shoulders as well, creating a hazard for motorists not stopping in Washington.
Sheriff Woodward said that his department and the State Police expected to be busy with traffic control as people left after the fireworks display, but that this was the first year he had to assign deputies to keep the cars moving before the evening program.
Several estimates put the crowd on the lawn of Avon Hall at between 4,000 and 5,000 people. “I would hate to put a number on it,” Chief Roach said, “but I can’t remember when the crowd was that large.”
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