A $30,000 grant will allow a quill representing the signing of the Halifax Resolves to be placed at the document circle at the Historic Courthouse on King Street in Halifax.
The grant comes from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, America 250 NC, Lori Medlin, president and CEO of the Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau told commissioners today.
The project represents a joint effort between the Halifax County Arts Council, which was awarded the grant, the HCCVB, and the county, she said.
“I think this partnership is tremendous,” she said this afternoon. “The county has the right place to put it, the arts council has the creativity, and we have the ability to promote and market it.”
She told the board, which approved placement, the only county expense would come from work its maintenance personnel expended in placing the Birthplace of American Independence Monument where the Charters of Freedom are on display.
Included in the Charters of Freedom display are the Halifax Resolves, Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The displays mirror the ones in the rotunda of the National Archives.
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Medlin said the HCCVB will cover any overages on the 6-foot quill pen, which represents the signing of the Resolves on April 12, 1776.
“Historic Halifax, North Carolina, breathes history from every corner,” Medlin told the board. “In this small town, North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress boldly issued the Halifax Resolves, the first official colonial call for independence from British rule.”
Now, she said, “Nearly 250 years later, the community is rallying to build a monument worthy of that legacy in the document circle. The quill pen sculpture, envisioned as a symbol of the power of the written word, will embody the courage and foresight of the delegates who dared to put their aspirations to paper.”
The quill will be crafted meticulously from aluminum and etched with colonial-style
calligraphy. “This artistic creation will stand tall as a tribute to North Carolina's revolutionary legacy. Our vision is clear to create a sculpture that connects the past to the present while inspiring future generations.”
Medlin said she expects the sculpture to be in place before the April 12, 2025 Resolves commemorations.
Said board Chair Vernon Bryant: “It all started right here.”
