Independence Comes to NC

Did you know that North Carolina’s first public reading of the Declaration of Independence took place in Halifax on August 1st, 1776? Join historical interpreters as they reenact events surrounding the joyous news of American independence from Britain. At 12:00pm, see a reenactor portray Cornelius Harnett, President of the Council of Safety, read the Declaration for the first time in North Carolina. View a screening of The American Constitution, a new documentary film on the writing of the United States Constitution, which was partially filmed at Historic Halifax. Free.