Two Lights for Tomorrow

We want to announce our participation in the “Two Lights for Tomorrow” America 250 NC Event!

The initiative is part of the upcoming America 250 semi-quincentennial observance in 2026. In North Carolina, the event is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources’ America 250 NC initiative.

“Two Lights for Tomorrow” will take place on the night of April 18, recognizing the 250th anniversary of the ride of Paul Revere. To commemorate this event, two lights will shine from the fourth floor of the Museum of the Albemarle in our community throughout the night of April 18.

On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes rode out from Boston to alert their fellow patriots of the movement of the British regulars. A prearranged signal—two lanterns in the tower of Christ Church—warned that the British troops were traveling via the Charles River. Other riders joined Revere and Dawes, creating a network across the Massachusetts countryside. These midnight rides preceded the battles at Lexington and Concord, the start of the American Revolution.

Two hundred and fifty years later, “Two Lights for Tomorrow” commemorates Revere’s famous ride and uses the imagery of two shining lights to honor the beginning of the American Revolution. Overnight on Friday, April 18, two lights will shine forth from statehouses across the nation, including North Carolina’s State Capitol in Raleigh.

You can read more about the initiative here.