As the country prepared to celebrate its 250th birthday, President Donald Trump announced the opening of a new exhibition honoring "the Heroes and Martyrs of the American Revolution."

In a pair of Truth Social posts Thursday night, Trump unveiled "Spirit of '76" at Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., describing the new outdoor exhibition as a tribute to the Americans whose sacrifices secured the nation's independence.

"I am thrilled to announce the opening of SPIRIT OF '76 at FREEDOM PLAZA," Trump wrote, saying the exhibition honors the "Heroes and Martyrs of the American Revolution" through a series of statues and memorials celebrating the founding of the U.S.

Trump said the exhibition includes an equestrian statue of Founding Father Caesar Rodney, statues depicting 12 Revolutionary War soldiers, and reliefs commemorating the Prison Ship Martyrs — nearly 12,000 Americans who died aboard British prison ships during the Revolutionary War under brutal conditions.

Trump noted that more Americans died on the prison ships than in all of the war's battles combined, praising those who "willingly endured suffering and death rather than renounce the Patriot cause."

The centerpiece of the exhibition is a bronze statue titled "Spirit of Liberty," which depicts Liberty holding the Declaration of Independence while raising a sword skyward beneath a wreath of victory.

"As we prepare to celebrate the 250th Birthday of our beloved Country, these statues and monuments now stand prominently in the heart of our Nation's Capital as a celebration of the 250-year Triumph of the American Spirit, which is now STRONGER, GREATER, and MORE GLORIOUS than ever before!" Trump wrote.

In a second post, Trump highlighted the story of Caesar Rodney, whose overnight horseback ride from Dover, Delaware, to Philadelphia on July 2, 1776, helped break a deadlock in the Continental Congress.

Despite suffering from asthma and facial cancer, Rodney traveled roughly 80 miles through a thunderstorm to cast Delaware's decisive vote for independence.

"Enduring a raging thunderstorm, he arrived 250 years ago this very day, July 2, 1776, to cast his decisive vote, and secure America's glorious destiny of Freedom and Independence," Trump wrote.

An equestrian statue honoring Rodney now serves as one of the exhibition's signature features.

The opening comes as the Trump administration continues preparations for Saturday's nationwide celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

The White House has promoted the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to highlight the nation's founding principles, honor military service, and celebrate the achievements of the United States.

The Spirit of '76 exhibition complements those efforts by placing monuments to Revolutionary War heroes and patriots in one of the capital's most prominent public spaces.

"Go and see!" Trump urged Americans.