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Oxford celebrates July 4th and town’s 150th anniversary
Jul. 4, 2019 8:27 pm
Celebration of the
Oxford Sesquicentennial kicked off on Thursday, July 4, 2019, with a parade and steam engine rides. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday.
The Oxford American Legion color guard lead the annual parade up Augusta Avenue during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Paradegoers watch for thrown candy during the Oxford July 4 parade during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Finley Webb (left), 7, and Tripp Carolan, 7, both of rural Iowa County, throw candy to parade goers during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
A steam engine begins its trip to Iowa City from Oxford during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. Six rides of 350 passengers each sold out in the fundraiser for the Oxford Fire Department.The trips were a collaboration between Central States Steam Preservation Association and Iowa Interstate Railroad, and featured a 'QJ'-class steam locomotive. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Aubrey Koenig, 6, of rural Marengo holds her hands over her ears as the whistle blows at the start of a steam engine trip from Oxford to Iowa City and back during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The six train rides sold out, but Aubrey came to Oxford with her father Alex Koenig to watch as it departed. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Miles Prior, 2, plays with a toy train while waiting for a steam engine ride with his mother Kendra Prior of Tiffin during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Passengers look out the windows as their steam engine ride to Iowa City begins during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Willie Tank drives Dixie and Val in the 50 inch class of the pony pull during the Oxford Sesquicentennial on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The town was founded in 1868 but delayed the 150th celebration by a year. Events continue through Saturday. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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