All 44 presidents in the history of the United States, from George Washington to Barack Obama, will gather in Nevada City to march together in the town's 44th annual Constitution Day Parade.

The parade starts at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12, and continues down Broad Street through historic downtown Nevada City. The Marching Presidents are among more than 80 entries.

This is believed to be the singular time and place on the planet where all American presidents gather together, partisan politics aside, to celebrate the U.S. Constitution and American way of life.

Accompanied by their first ladies and cadres of trench-coated Secret Service agents, the Marching Presidents are citizens from all walks of life. They have been entertaining crowds at the Nevada City parade for 23 years. It is their only annual appearance, although they have received several requests to march in other parades.

The Marching Presidents is a fun-loving and educational group that portrays all 44 U.S. presidents with reverence, good humor and varying degrees of historical accuracy. To learn more about the group, visit www.marchingpresidents.org and find reliable information on U.S. presidents at www.

americanpresident.org

Dave Carter is a freelance writer based in Nevada City who writes for various local agencies and organizations.