Photo gallery: Crowds descend on Faith for Fourth of July parade
Published 2:15 pm Monday, July 5, 2021
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Faith Fourth of July participants from the Rowan County Veterans Honor Guard walk through downtown Faith Monday during the event's parade. They received a standing ovation from the crowd as they walked.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Grand marshals of the parade, a group of longtime volunteers at the Faith Fourth parade, wave to the crowd Monday.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Parade participants dressed like soldiers walk in the parade.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - A crowd of people watch the parade near Shiloh Reformed Church of Faith.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Erin McKenzie Farmer, representing Amvets Past 565 in the Ms. Rowan County Veteran competition, rides int he Faith Fourth parade.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Randall Barger, who's one of the chief organizers of this year's Faith Fourth, tosses out patriotic handheld fans.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - A truck for event company venue services in the foreground. In the background is gun smoke from guns fired by people dressed in Confederate garb.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Confederate Army reenactors walk through downtown Faith.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - A truck with State Sen. Carl Ford and family members rolls through downtown Faith during Monday's parade.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten waves as he grabs another handful of candy.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Makayla Gray, representing Amvets Post 845 in the Ms. Rowan County Veteran competition, waves to the crowd.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Parker Thomas tosses popsicles off of a float Monday during the Faith Fourth of July parade.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Colin Misenheimer, at front, plays the drums in a contingent of East Rowan High's marching band that participated in the parade.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Elaine Hewitt rides on the Rowan County Republican Party float.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Children receive small American flags during the Faith Fourth parade.
The Faith Fourth of July took a pandemic-induced year off in 2020, but it’s back and as big as ever in 2021.
Crowds of people lined Main Street in Faith, with some setting up their positions hours before the parade started. Fire trucks and law enforcement officers were at the front.
Participants included the 2022 sheriff candidates, elected officials, businesses, churches, civic groups and war re-enactors.
This is the 75th anniversary of the Faith Fourth of July celebration. While the first Fourth of July celebration in Faith occurred in 1920, it didn’t become a yearly event until 1946. The grand marshals for this year’s parade were longtime volunteers.
