The second day of events kicking off North Carolina’s commemoration of America’s 250th in Halifax today included a Haliwa-Saponi ceremony at Magazine Springs, weapons demonstrations and a re-enactment of the events which led to the crafting of the Halifax Resolves.
The official kickoff to America's 250th anniversary celebration kicked off Friday night April 12th hosted by the Weldon Mills Theatre featuring the Band of Oz.
An Elizabeth City woman responsible for the designation of six underground railroad sites in the National Parks Service was recognized today during Halifax Day commemorations.
Two locals were the recipients of the Historical Halifax Restoration Association’s Halifax Resolves Award today — one a man Chairman Larry Armstrong described as boots on the ground and the other a woman whose department has been the largest single contributor to the Bradford Denton House project.
The celebration of America’s 250th anniversary began today in Historic Halifax with living history exhibitions for school children, the Sons of the American Revolution wreath-laying ceremony and a program scheduled for later in the afternoon.
