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11985
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New Bern's Tryon Palace served as capitol of the Royal Colony of North Carolina and as residence of the royal governor. The restored palace and gardens reflect the state's colonial past in impressive fashion.
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3142
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In 1798, fire destroyed Tryon Palace in New Bern, only twenty-eight years after its completion. In the 1920s, citizens began to work for its reconstruction, and on April 9, 1959, the palace opened to the public.
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2759
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The New Bern Academy Museum opened December 10, 1990, and is the fourth component of the Tryon Palace Restoration Complex. Founded in 1764, the academy was one of the country's earliest secondary schools.
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8105
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In 2004, the authors discovered a machine almost hidden in the underbrush behind one of the Maola Dairy buildings in New Bern. The machine had gears that were huge and unfamiliar in today's machinery profiles. The authors describe the work that went into documenting the machine, which stands a few feet from the Neuse River. Results determined that it is an historic relic connected to New Bern's maritime legacy. Possible display sites for the machine are listed, and a drawing shows how it would look on display.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 18 Issue 1, May 2005,
p20-34, il, bibl
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1795
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New Bern's Tryon Palace attracts approximately 75,000 visitors each year. The restored palace and gardens reflect the state's colonial past in impressive fashion.
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133
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A recently discovered plan of the Tryon Palace gardens in New Bern suggests that the grounds were considerably different in the 18th-century.
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3141
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Christmas tours of New Bern's Tryon Palace and other historic sites, including the John Wright Stanley House, give visitors a feel for Christmas celebrations from the 1770s onward.
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