1776 resolution adopted by North Carolina
Here are a couple of opportunities to view historic, Revolutionary-era documents in North Carolina in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We encourage you to take…
It’s been a fascinating year as the nation celebrates America’s independence. An important part of that celebration has been learning about North Carolina’s often-neglected role in both the decision to…
Griffith Rutherford was a civic and military leader from the North Carolina frontier who was involved in all aspects of the colony’s Revolutionary struggle. He lived just southwest of Salisbury…
Annoyance and resistance to the policies of King George III and the British Parliament did not just materialize after the April 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. In…
As we plod through the dog days of summer, parents and grandparents are often looking for new ideas for outings with the youngsters. One possibility to consider is visiting the…
Did you know that Cornelius Harnett was one of two men that the English Crown refused to pardon in 1776 when it offered to pardon every other North Carolina militiaman…
Today is the 251st anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The document was joyously celebrated last year in Charlotte with heightened pageantry on its 250th birthday, and this year…
Before the Edenton Tea Party’s 1774 protest against the tax on tea, before the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775 (it’s on the North Carolina flag!), and before…
This Sunday, April 12, North Carolinians celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves being adopted by the Fourth Provincial Congress in Halifax, North Carolina. The Halifax Resolves represent the…
What does Julius Caesar have to do with North Carolina’s state seal and the Halifax Resolves? The Halifax State Historic Site will soon be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the…
What a difference two years can make. I’m talking about the two years between 1774 and 1776, as North Carolinians — as well as other American colonists — shifted from…
The bridge wasn’t the biggest one in the colony of North Carolina, nor was Moores Creek a large body of water. But for a moment in time on a cold…