Why are communities across North Carolina planting Liberty Trees? As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, these living symbols honor the original Liberty Tree in Boston, where Patriots gathered to organize resistance before the Revolution. Discover the story behind the Liberty Tree, the patriotic song Chester, and Camp Flintlock's participation in the Four Oaks dedication as history takes root once again.

More than 1,000 people gathered at Historic Hopkins Farm for the SC250 Colonial Picnic — and Camp Flintlock was honored to be part of it. Families explored hands-on history through Quill & Ink writing, colonial games, fife and drum music, musket demonstrations, and more. As America approaches its 250th birthday, events like these remind us that history is more than something we read about — it is something we experience together.

Camp Flintlock was honored to participate in the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge — the first decisive Patriot victory of the American Revolution and a defining moment in North Carolina’s “First in Freedom” story. Visitors explored hands-on history through Quill & Ink writing, block printing, and Revolutionary-era music, including a special visit from Outlander author Diana Gabaldon.