Memorial Day Events In The Norristown Area

NORRISTOWN, PA — Memorial Day weekend is just days away.

In Norristown, the annual event at the Historic Montgomery Cemetery will honor veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the country.

The cemetery is the final resting place for hundreds of veterans who gave their lives in wars in both the 19th and 20th centuries.

The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 26.

The cemetery is located on One Hartranft Avenue.

In addition, on Sunday, May 27, at 2 p.m., the 314th Memorial Day Service will be held at Reception Patriots Hall in Valley Forge's Washington Memorial Chapel.

Memorial Day was once known as Decoration Day, and Americans began to observe it as a holiday three years after the end of the Civil War. It began as a day to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers. Memorial Day wasn't declared a national holiday until 1971 and has since been observed annually on the last Monday in May.

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