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    Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony

    12:00 PM-1:00 PM
    March 26, 2026
    New Bern Chapter, NC-SAR

    Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony

    The New Bern Chapter-SAR, Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter-DAR, and St. Johns Masonic Lodge #3 cordially invite all to join us for a Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony.

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    The Town of River Bend will be having a Liberty Tree dedication ceremony on March 26th at 12 pm. at 51 Shoreline Dr, River Bend NC, The Liberty Tree will be part of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) Liberty Tree Project that aims to plant 250 Liberty Trees nationwide by July 4, 2026, honoring the 250th anniversary of the U.S. This initiative, launched in 2023, commemorates the original Boston tree, a symbol of colonial resistance, by placing trees and educational plagues in communities to honor Revolutionary Patriots.

    Participating in the River Bend dedication will be the New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), the Richard Dobbs Spaight Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and St. John’s No. 3, Masonic Lodge (Chartered 1772). The New Bern SAR Chapter Color Guard is planning to perform a “live fire musket volley” as part of the ceremony.

    What:Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony which will include a live-fire musket volley
    When: March 26, 2026 at 1200 PM
    Where: 51 Shoreline Dr, River Bend NC
    Who’s Invited:EVERYONE

    If you have any questions, please contact us at:

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

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