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Alamance Battleground to Host 'Fight for the Backcountry,' the Battle of Alamance Reenactment May 17
May 17, 2025, 10am - 4pm
Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will host a reenactment of the 1771 Battle of Alamance on Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
The event marks the 254th anniversary of the battle, the violent conclusion of the Regulator Movement in North Carolina. In addition to the battle reenactment, the program will feature artillery demonstrations, an 18th-century hospital, and living history interpreters portraying colonial life. The battle reenactment begins at 11 a.m. and a special guided tour of the battlefield will be offered at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children, seniors,
The event marks the 254th anniversary of the battle, the violent conclusion of the Regulator Movement in North Carolina. In addition to the battle reenactment, the program will feature artillery demonstrations, an 18th-century hospital, and living history interpreters portraying colonial life. The battle reenactment begins at 11 a.m. and a special guided tour of the battlefield will be offered at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children, seniors,
July 4, 2025, 10am - 11am
Commemorate Independence Day with a reading of Frederick Douglass' powerful Fourth of July address, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" at Historic Stagville State Historic Site.
June 21, 2025, 10am - 2pm
Visit Stagville for the site's Juneteenth program to remember and celebrate freedom at one of the state's largest plantations.
June 19, 2025, 11am - 3pm
Visit Historic Stagville at 11 am, 1 pm, or 3 pm on Juneteenth for Emancipation tours, a special guided tour exploring the history of emancipation and the first year of freedom at Stagville.
November 1, 2025, 1pm - 2pm
Elections in the 18th century were a point of contention that ideally represent the people of the colony in the assembly. Visit Alamance Battleground and experience what an election was like in 1770, learn who was eligible to vote, what people did during election time, and how elections where conducted. This event also will emphasis those who is not included and who were not represented in the colonial government and the problems with colonial voting.
Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will start construction on a new $2 million visitor center on Monday, April 28. This will be the first major improvement at the site since the opening of the reconstructed fort in 2019.