This Is A Look At Belton, Texas 4th Of July

Belton, Texas has one of the oldest and best attended 4th of July celebrations in the Lone Star State, and it rivals the finest in the whole country while being in a state that already brings a whole lot of credibility to the arena of celebrating our nation's independence.

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Sure, Round Top (located about 1/2 way from Austin to Houston as the crow flies), boasts the longest continuous 4th of July celebration west of the Mississippi river, but there's does not pass by the campus of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, nor across the northside of the Bell County Courthouse to end just past one of our favorite places in all of Central Texas, Schoepf's Bar-B-Que.

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Since summer always seems to fly by with activities, vacations, and new school year prep, I thought now would be the perfect time to look back at the 4th of July parade my family loves most in Texas. On another nearly 100 degree day in Central Texas, one of the most frequent comments about the 90 minute parade was how relieved everyone was that it started at 10, and did not wait until noon.

This Is A Look At Belton, Texas 4th Of July

Of course the nearly 100 degree days are not in the past, but sadly the parade is by a full month, and now you have a chance to enjoy it for the first time, or relive it in photos. This time it will only take about 90 seconds to check out vs the 90 minutes the parade winded through Belton.