Vandals Ruin NY County’s Patriotic 4th of July Celebration with Hateful Graffiti: ‘Gross Disrespect’

Vandals ruin NY county’s patriotic 4th of July celebration with hateful graffiti: ‘Gross disrespect’

Putnam County officials said vandals scrawled "Free Palestine" and other political messages on a replica of the Declaration of Independence

Large Declaration of Independence Defaced in Putnam County

Statement on Vandalized Declaration of Independence 07 July 2026 “As Putnam County joined the nation in celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence on July 4, a large replica of the Declaration of Independence displayed outside our Historic Courthouse was intentionally defaced. The County’s replica was unveiled during our Putnam County Heroes: Battle the Redcoats reenactment, where […]

Putnam Declaration Defaced With ‘Political Graffiti’

County to replace replica as police investigate