Huntingburg to dedicate Liberty Tree for America 250 celebration

Huntingburg will give America 250 a visible marker at the entrance to Huntingburg City Park, where a Liberty Tree will be dedicated at 5:30 p.m. on July 1 and marked with a red, white and blue bow. City leaders are also steering people toward a Dubois County Bombers game at 6:30 p.m., turning the evening into a public celebration tied to one of the county’s best-known summer gatherings.

The choice of location is part of what gives the event its local reach. By placing the tree where residents, park visitors and baseball fans will pass by it, Huntingburg is making the commemoration hard to miss and easy to encounter in the middle of everyday city life. The tree is meant to stand as a living reminder of the 250th anniversary of the United States, not just a one-night display.

The dedication also fits into a broader Dubois County effort that has been taking shape through meetings of the America 250 Committee. County discussions have already included quilting, fireworks and the planting and dedication of Liberty Trees, with the goal of coordinating activities and using resources effectively. Visit Dubois County has described the countywide celebration as a robust, year-long effort in 2026, with historical commemorations, educational programs, honors for local Revolutionary War patriots and the America 250 theme built into festivals.

Huntingburg’s Liberty Tree will follow a similar local model already used in Jasper, where the Jasper Chamber of Commerce and Patoka 2000 planted and blessed an American elm at Jasper Public Library as a Liberty Tree. That ceremony connected the modern observance to the original Liberty Tree tradition in Boston, and the same idea is being carried forward here with a tree that is meant to grow alongside the anniversary itself.

The concept also reflects the national Liberty Tree project promoted by the Sons of the American Revolution, which aims to plant 250 Liberty Trees, one in each state, to educate the public about the American Revolution and the sacrifices behind the nation’s founding. In Huntingburg, the July 1 event will pair that symbolism with a very local finish: a walk over to League Stadium for the Bombers’ home game against the Kokomo Creek Chubs.