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Lawrenceville's Memorial Day parade carries decades of history

Lawrenceville's Memorial Day parade carries decades of history
Lawrenceville's Memorial Day parade carries decades of history 03:07

LAWRENCEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Memorial Day celebration in Lawrenceville is one of the biggest in the area, with some saying it dates back 150 years.

Here is a picture from the Allegheny Cemetery of Civil War veterans marching in the parade in 1918.

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Photo Credit: Allegheny Cemetery

And here is one from a few decades later showing veterans in 1937.

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Photo Credit: Allegheny Cemetery

This year the parade had 65 entries. After the 10-block-long parade concluded, there were food trucks, live music, a classic car show and more.

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