Author: Amanda Morgan

From Halifax’s first call for independence to Cowpens’ brilliant battlefield tactics, these Carolina Revolutionary War sites bring the summer of 1776 to life.

Commanders, frontier fighters, free Black soldiers, and women who rode through the night, these are the Carolinians whose stories belong in the Revolution this summer.

America turns 250 this summer and the Carolinas are ready to celebrate. From Southport’s week-long waterfront festival to Charlotte’s symphony and fireworks spectacular, these ten events are worth the drive.

From Halifax’s colonial town where independence was first called for, to Middleton Place’s honest reckoning with freedom and slavery, these four sites make Carolina Revolutionary War history something you can feel this summer.

Old-fashioned summer fun still lives in Pender County and Topsail Beach, from pier fishing to sandbars, seafood shacks, and beach-town festivals.