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Historical map (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
Trent river settlement opposite New Bern (sketched by Theodore R. Davis, Harper's Weekly, June 9, 1866) (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
Union Point Park
Middle Street, ca 1900 (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
Downtown (Rita Emch)
Battle of New Bern, March 14 1862 (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern) The battle was fought as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American Civil War.
City hall with clock tower (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
"The effects of the Proclamation - freed negroes coming into our lines at New Bern" (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
(Rita Emch)
"The Home of Pepsi-Cola in New Bern at N.C. - built by us for our own use". ca. 1915-1930. Pepsi was first made in New Bern in 1893. (lib.unc.edu)
Tryon Palace. The centerpiece of the restored historic district is Tryon Palace, restored home of British Governor William Tryon, who had it built in 1770. The Georgian style mansion served as both home of the governor and the capitol of the Colony of North Carolina. After the Revolutionary War, Tryon Palace became the capitol of the independent State of North Carolina. (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
"Generals Steedman and Fullerton conferring with the freed men in their church at Trent River Settlement" (sketched by Theodore R. Davis, Harper's Weekly, June 9, 1866) (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
Sawmill, ca 1911 (© 300th Anniversary Committee New Bern)
Harbor with bridge over Neuse River in the background (Marianne Aebi/Berntourismus.ch)
The former capital of North Carolina has a rich and moving history.
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