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PBS NORTH CAROLINA CELEBRATES AMERICA 250 ON ‘NC WEEKEND’ 

The award-winning travel series spotlights Revolutionary sites across the state in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, 6/9/2026 — PBS North Carolina’s popular travel series NC Weekend will highlight 13 Revolutionary landmarks around the state in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The stories air Thursdays at 9 PM on PBS NC as part of NC Weekend and are available online and on the free PBS app, YouTube and Facebook. 

Featured sites include the Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail at Lake James and the Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke. 

On Thursday, July 2, 9 PM, PBS NC will premiere the special NC Weekend: America250 Celebration. The half-hour program explores Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem and the Green Swamp Preserve, a pristine longleaf pine forest in Brunswick County that looks like what North Carolina did at the time of the American Revolution. The special also looks at an augmented reality experience that brings Revolutionary stories to life at the Charlotte Museum of History. 

Support for NC Weekend’sAmerica 250 stories is provided by the American Battlefield Trust. 

“As our team at PBS North Carolina researched our state’s role in the American Revolution, we were struck by how many remarkable historic sites and stories were new to us,” said Greg Jeske, executive producer of PBS North Carolina’s America 250 content. “We’re excited to share these discoveries with our statewide audience and highlight ways they can experience these sites in person and celebrate this tremendous national milestone. Many of the locations we visit on NC Weekend are part of The Liberty Trail, a program of the American Battlefield Trust, making our partnership a natural fit.” 

“From Moores Creek to Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina played a pivotal role in our nation’s founding conflict,” said David Duncan, president of the American Battlefield Trust. “As we mark the 250th birthday of our great nation, we’re proud to partner with PBS North Carolina to share these crucial stories and encourage visitation to the Tar Heel State’s historic sites.” 

Featured Stories 
Visit pbsnc.org/ExploreA250NC for more information. 

Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie 
Months before the Declaration of Independence, a tiny bridge in eastern NC helped change the course of the American Revolution. Under cover of night, patriots greased the bridge, then waited. At dawn, when roughly 70 loyalists charged with broadswords, a thousand patriots opened fire. Today, you can retrace the battle at Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie. 
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Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem 
Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem tells the improbable story of how a medieval execution shaped colonial North Carolina. This National Historic Landmark—once a thriving frontier town and a prisoner-of-war camp after the Battle of Kings Mountain—offers hands-on demonstrations and guided tours that bring history to life. 
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The Ramsour’s Mill Battlefield in Littleton 
During the American Revolutionary War, neighbor fought neighbor in the morning fog at Ramsour’s Mill in Lincolnton, NC, to prevent a Loyalist militia from reaching the British Army. Today, this often-forgotten, bloody battle is commemorated at the Ramsour’s Mill Battlefield through public walking trails, interpretive signs, monuments and a living history weekend each June. 
Premieres June 14 on YouTube 

Kings Mountain Historical Museum in Cleveland County 
In 1780, the Battle of Kings Mountain delivered a decisive blow to British forces in the South, but the women and children who are part of this story are often overlooked. Today, the town that bears the battle’s name hosts the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, where immersive exhibits and artifacts offer a deeper, more human perspective on the fight for independence. 
Premieres June 21 on YouTube 

Hickory Ridge History Museum in Boone 
Hickory Ridge History Museum in Boone, NC, shares the history of defiant settlers who pushed past the British Crown’s boundary lines on the eve of the American Revolution. Learn how they carved out a world built on self-reliance through historic interpretations, skill demonstrations and the long-running Horn in the West outdoor drama. 
Premieres June 28 on YouTube 

Wilkes Heritage Museum & the Robert Cleveland Log House in Wilkesboro 
Brothers Benjamin and Robert Cleveland fought side by side at the Battle of Kings Mountain, a turning point in the American Revolution. Nearly as old as the Revolution itself, the Robert Cleveland Log House—part of the Wilkes Heritage Museum complex in Wilkesboro, NC—stands as the last surviving structure connected to the brothers’ legacy. 
Premieres July 5 on YouTube 

Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail at Lake James 
Patriot militia braved the frontier and marched to one of the most pivotal victories of the American Revolution, the Kings Mountain campaign. Today, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail at Lake James connects to a 330-mile trail system through four states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Visitors can walk in patriot footsteps through some of the Southeast’s most spectacular mountain scenery. 
Premieres July 12 on YouTube 

Historic Bath 
More than half a century before the American Revolution, Historic Bath was already at the center of a bitter power struggle between rival governors, competing faiths and feudal-like rule by English noblemen. Today, North Carolina’s oldest town preserves that story through authentically restored buildings, guided walking tours and a waterfront with charms new and old. 
Premieres July 19 on YouTube 

Historic Halifax 
The Halifax Resolves have come home for the first time since they were sent to Philadelphia in 1776 to instruct North Carolina delegates to vote for independence. The only known copy of the Resolves is on display through October 2026 in Historic Halifax’s newly renovated visitor center, where guided tours, restored buildings and historical interpreters offer a window to the past. 
Premieres July 26 on YouTube 

Charlotte Museum of History 
At the Charlotte Museum of History, we explore American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition, a cutting-edge augmented reality experience that puts you in the middle of the fight for independence, from Boston to Philadelphia to Charlotte. The exhibition runs at the museum through April 2027. 
Premieres August 2 on YouTube 

McIntyre Historic Site & Charlotte Liberty Walk 
The British expected an easy victory in Charlotte during the American Revolution, but patriot riflemen had other ideas. The McIntyre Historic Site marks the 1780 battlefield, and the Charlotte Liberty Walk in Uptown Charlotte connects 19 self-guided multimedia markers that highlight the city’s Revolutionary history. 
Premieres August 9 on YouTube 

Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke 
People have lived along the rivers of Robeson County, NC, for thousands of years. The Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke preserves their history and tells their story through art, cultural programming and artifacts, including a thousand-year-old canoe, a celebrated patchwork quilt and a re-created 18th-century cabin. 
Premieres August 16 on YouTube  

Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County 
Tar and pitch from North Carolina’s abundant longleaf pines fueled the British Navy for decades and, after the American Revolution, built the nation. The Green Swamp Preserve in Brunswick County offers a step back in time to the landscape of the Revolution. Visitors can walk free trails in longleaf pine savannas and spot native plants like the carnivorous Venus flytrap and rare endangered species. 
Premieres August 23 on YouTube  

About the American Battlefield Trust 

The American Battlefield Trust is dedicated to preserving America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educating the public about what happened there and why it matters today. The nonprofit, nonpartisan organization has protected more than 60,000 acres associated with the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 and Civil War across 160 sites in 25 states. Learn more at battlefields.org. 

About PBS North Carolina 

As North Carolina’s statewide PBS network serving the country’s third largest public media market, PBS North Carolina educates, informs, entertains and inspires its audience on air, online and in person. Through its unique partnership of public investment and private support, the network includes in-person engagement, digital-first social and online content delivery and four over-the-air channels: PBS NC, Rootle PBS KIDS, the Explorer Channel and the North Carolina Channel. Its transformational events and content spark curiosity and wonder for all North Carolinians. Additionally, PBS North Carolina serves as the backbone for North Carolina’s state emergency services. To learn more about PBS North Carolina, visit pbsnc.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

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