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On July 4, 2026, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the
Declaration of Independence.
Use the links below to learn more about the national and state celebrations of the semiquincentennial and join us for local events.

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Cornelius Harnett was a North Carolina merchant and statesman who became a leading advocate for independence during the Revolutionary War.
Color and cut out your own Cornelius to take on adventures with you.  Be sure to share your photos!
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Special events and display at the Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Museum.  Celebrate America 250 with us!

Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence at the ECHS Museum on June 27, 2026

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness...We therefore... declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States... And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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