Join the City of Beaufort, Historic Beaufort Foundation, the Beaufort County 250^th Committee, and renowned Shakespearean Actor GregRobin Smith as Benjamin Franklin, on Wednesday, July 1, 2:00 p.m. in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park for a dedication ceremony and planting of a scion of the historic Liberty Tree Sapling. The sapling is a direct descendant of the last-known standing trees that once stood as powerful symbols of colonial resistance during the American Revolution. The concept originates from the Liberty Tree,  a giant elm in Boston where patriots first gathered in 1765 to protest British rule. This symbol became a living landmark for American unity, leading other colonies to designate their own “Liberty Trees”.