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North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace

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North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
North Carolina History Center - Tryon Palace
Phone:
+1 252-639-3500

Hours:
Sunday12pm - 5pm
Monday9am - 5pm
Tuesday9am - 5pm
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 30,242 as of 2013. It is the county seat of Craven County and the principal city of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse and the Trent rivers, near the North Carolina coast. It lies 112 miles east of Raleigh, 87 miles northeast of Wilmington, and 162 miles south of Norfolk. New Bern is the birthplace of Pepsi. New Bern was settled in 1710 by Bernese and Palatine immigrants under the auspices of Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg. The new colonists named their settlement after Bern, Switzerland, home state of their patron. The English connection with Switzerland had been established by some Marian exiles who sought refuge in Protestant parts of Switzerland. There were also marriages between the Royal House of Stuart and notable people in the history of Calvinism. The colonists later discovered they had started their settlement on the site of a former Tuscarora village named Chattoka. This caused conflicts with the Tuscaroras who were in the area. New Bern is the second-oldest European-American colonial town in North Carolina . It served as the capital of the North Carolina colonial government, then briefly as the state capital. After the American Revolution, New Bern became wealthy and quickly developed a rich cultural life. At one time New Bern was called the Athens of the South, renowned for its Masonic Temple and Athens Theater. These are both still very active today. New Bern has four historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places; their numerous contributing buildings include residences, stores and churches dating back to the early eighteenth century. Within easy walking distance of the waterfront are more than 164 homes and buildings listed on the National Register. Also nearby are several bed and breakfasts, hotels, restaurants, banks, antiques stores and specialty shops. The historic districts contain many of the city's 2,000 crape myrtles—its official flower—and developed gardens. New Bern has two Local Historic Districts, a municipal zoning overlay that affords legal protection to the exteriors of New Bern's irreplaceable historic structures. These areas provide much of New Bern's unique charm, appeal to retirees and heritage tourism, and contribute to the city's economic success. The Local Historic Districts, while vitally important to New Bern, comprise only 2.43% of New Bern's 27-square-mile area. There is considerable area available for new development.
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