Trivia: What state holds the country’s oldest Fourth of July parade?
Maine
Texas
South Carolina
Rhode Island
The correct answer is Rhode Island
So why is this answer correct? : The oldest Fourth of July parade in the country takes place in Bristol, Rhode Island. It has been held annually since 1785, when the tradition was started by Revolutionary War veteran Reverend Henry Wight of the First Congregational Church. The town’s patriotic festivities start almost a month earlier, on Flag Day, June 14.