Event Dime

Reading of the Declaration of Independence

When:

August 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Where:

Proctor Law Building, 515 N Elm St, Lumberton, North Carolina

Source:

Lumberton NC – Events

The Colonel Thomas Robeson Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution invites you to a special celebration marking the 250th anniversary of North Carolina’s first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Join us at 10AM on August 1, 2026, at the historic Proctor Law Office, 517 N Elm St, Lumberton. On August 1, 1776, North Carolinians first heard the bold words of the Declaration at the colonial courthouse in Halifax. Just weeks earlier, on July 4, the Continental Congress had offi