As America approaches its 250th birthday, it's worth remembering that independence wasn't declared in a single day. During the final week of June 1776, delegates debated freedom, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration, and colonies weighed one of the most important decisions in history. Discover how North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, and the Continental Congress helped shape the week America chose independence.

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.