{"id":41459,"date":"2026-06-30T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=41459"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:56:04","slug":"dar-chapter-celebrating-the-historic-4th-w-signs-on-courthouse-lawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/41459-dar-chapter-celebrating-the-historic-4th-w-signs-on-courthouse-lawn\/","title":{"rendered":"DAR Chapter Celebrating the Historic 4th w\/Signs on Courthouse Lawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution have posted signs on the lawn of the historic courthouse to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<p>The signs bear the names of those who have significant ties to the Revolutionary War and are related to members of the chapter. 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