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- 1616.November.Sunday
Commemoration of Statia Day
Union Point Park, 210 E Front St, New Bern, NC 28560, USACommemoration of
Statia Day
“When the first salute to our sovereign nation occurred!”
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.
Location: Union Point Park
Address: 210 East Front Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Celebrate and Learn about a Defining Moment in American History
Event Highlights
- Presentation of America’s Colors by the New Bern Chapter Color Guard
- What makes Statia Day so important? (A Historical Summary)
- 21 Gun “Live Fire” Musket Salute by the New Bern Chapter “Musket Team”
*Bring a chair if you’d like to sit during the ceremony.
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Annual NCSSAR Events
See the map below for the locations of annual commemorations that occur throughout the state on or around their anniversary date.
| 1 February 1781 | Battle of Cowan’s Ford | Huntersville, NC |
| 27 February 1776 | Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge | Currie, NC |
| 15 March 1781 | Battle of Guilford Courthouse | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 April 1776 | Adoption of the Halifax Resolves | Halifax, NC |
| 16 May | Battles of Alamance County | Burlington, NC |
| 20 May 1775 | Signing of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence | Charlotte, NC |
| 20 June 1775 | Adoption of the Liberty Point Resolves | Fayetteville, NC |
| 20 June 1780 | Battle of Ramsour’s Mill | Lincolnton, NC |
| 21 July 1780 | Battle of Colson’s Mill | Norwood, NC |
| 29 July 1781 | Attack at the House in the Horseshoe | Deep River, NC |
| 2 August 1781 | Battle of Rockfish Creek | Wallace, NC |
| 14 August 1775 | Issuance of the Tryon Resolves | Bessemer City, NC |
| 25-27 August 1774 | Issuance of the New Bern Resolves | New Bern, NC |
| 1 October 1780 | Crossing of the Catawba at Greenlee Ford | Morganton, NC |
| 7 October 1780 | Battle of Kings Mountain | Blacksburg, SC |
| 14 October 1780 | Battle of Shallow’s Ford | Huntsville, NC |