Nearly 20,000 people gathered to celebrate their hometown hero with a parade for astronaut Charlie Duke on May 26, 1972. The Lancaster native had just walked on the moon a month earlier as a part of Apollo 16.
Mayor Reece Funderburk declared it "Charlie Duke Day". Hundreds of military and high school band members, beauty queens, floats and state and national dignitaries were on Main St. that day.
To the left of Duke is his wife Dotty. Below are sons Charles and Thomas.
(Photo by Dave Yarborough via The Lancaster Archive)
This historic image was made possible by Founders Credit Union.
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