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Springfield, Clark County offices closed for Juneteenth

A lifesize cutout of Fredrick Douglas greets visitors at the end of the Discovery Walk through the Underground Railroad safe houses and secret codes along Route 68 from the Ohio River to Lake Erie behind the Gammon House Saturday, June 15, 2024 during the annual Juneteenth and Fatherfest Celebration. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

A lifesize cutout of Fredrick Douglas greets visitors at the end of the Discovery Walk through the Underground Railroad safe houses and secret codes along Route 68 from the Ohio River to Lake Erie behind the Gammon House Saturday, June 15, 2024 during the annual Juneteenth and Fatherfest Celebration. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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June 18, 2024
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City of Springfield and Clark County government offices will all be closed Wednesday to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday.

County and city offices will resume normal hours Thursday.

Juneteenth, or June 19, annually commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. On this day in 1865, Union Troops traveled to Galveston Bay, Texas and announced that enslaved people in the state were free.

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