Event Dime

252nd Anniversary Commemoration of the New Bern Resolves

When:

August 22, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Where:

Tryon Palace Historical Site, NC

Source:

NC State Parks – Events

252 years ago, between the 25th and 27th of August 1774, 71 Delegates from across the state of North Carolina, gathered in the Old Craven County Courthouse in downtown New Bern, NC to attend the very 1st North Carolina Provincial Congress. This was the very first Provincial Congress to be held in all of the then Thirteen Colonies. This meeting became known as the “New Bern Resolves”. The New Bern Resolves reflected the growing discontent of the colonies with British rule. This represente