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After the civil war majority of the fire departments had dissolved in New Bern. This caused an issue because the city of New Bern still needed fire protection. Some of the few fire companies that were around was the Holden Hook & Ladder Company and the New Bern Steam Engine No. 1. These companies were helped by the union soldiers that stayed behind or were returning home to New Bern. At the same time confederate soldiers were returning to the area and they started the Atlantic Fire Company back up which was a rival to the existing fire companies. Around the same time the African American citizens of New Bern come together to help create the Harland Fire Company No.1 which was founded by Edward J. Richardson, henry H. Simmons, and John R. Good. The Harland Fire Company No. 1 consisted of seventy-five members and John R. Good was the foreman of the company.
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In this article Dr. John Hope Franklin is talking about the rich and comprehensive African American history of New Bern and Eastern North Carolina. Dr. Franklin states that right before the civil war began that the population of African Americans in the United States was about 19% of the total population according to census data at the time. When the civil war began in 1860 the population of African American had increased to 4.4 million and a majority of this number were considered slaves. In North Carolina there were 331,059 salves which was about 33% of the population around the same time. Most freeman in North Carolina lived along the east seaboard of the state which was know as the “black district” of the state. During the Battle of New Bern African Americans moved to New Bern to join the Union lines which lead to the creation of James city which was one of the highest population of free slaves.
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This article will be discussing the Evans Mill complex during the civil war. The Evan Mills complex consisted of a small village for the slaves that worked on the plantation, gristmill, sawmill, blacksmith shop, shoemaker shop, cotton gin, and cotton press. This subdivision was named after Peter Gustavus Evans. Peter Evens purchased the land around the year 1856. Peter Evans married Eliza Morehead who was the daughter of John M. Morehead, former North Carolina Governor, in 1850. After the unions victory Captain Evans was known to have gone to the Union supporting farms and burning down their property. In 1862 Evans was granted the tile of colonel of the Fifth North Carolina Calvary. After a failed attempt to charge the Union forces Peter Evans was shot and captured by the Union forces. Peter Evans would later die in prison in Washington D.C. in 1863. After the battle of New Bern Union forces took control over the Evan Mill complex because of the importance of the utilities there
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This article is discussing the capturing and execution of a rebel spy in the setting of the Evan Mill Complex. This explanation of events comes from Wm. H. Eaton of company B, 17th Massachusetts Regimen, stationed at the Evan Mill Complex in 1864. While protecting the plantation the company had received word about an unknown individual sneaking around the property. When trying to catch the individual they escaped into a nearby swamp. In the middle of the swamp was a small piece of land covered in tall grass and after searching this area the individual could not be found. In an attempt to look for the man two members of the company began making noise to try and scare the man out. Reports say that the man rose out of the water and was quickly captured. Found on the man was an oiled piece of silk that had a detailed drawing of the Evan Mills Complex which shoed their fortifications. The man was later brought back to New Bern and put on trial which led to his execution.
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This article is discussing the history of the district of Ghent in New Bern. Ghent’s went through major development between the years of 1912-1941 but the suburb was established in 1894. The land that Ghent is comprised of was originally a plantation owned and ran by the Rhem family. In 1911 the Spencer’s sold the remainder of the land in their holding to Callaghan J. McCarthy, Mayor of New Bern at the time, and Ernest C. Armstrong, an osteopathic surgeon at the time. Through the finical support from Fritz Sitterding the group of men formed the Ghent Land Company in 1912. The company put restrictions of the land like number of house allowed on each plot, the owner of the land is responsible for the construction of sidewalks, minimum cost of the houses is $1,500-$2,000, lastly no lots can be sold to individuals of African descent.
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This article is discussing how postcards of New Bern shows how the area looked in the past and what mattered most to them at the time. The postcards became availed through a resident that has lived in the area for many years who was Ernest Richardson III.
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In this article the author is discussing that there are many different cities and communities in Craven County that are not well known. Before the Civil War, post offices could be miles apart which caused mail delivery and pickup for individual in these small communities to be infrequent. After the civil war and the expansion of the railroad system post offices became more abundant because they followed the railroads and communities that were founded because of the railroad. The communities affected the most by this are Ernul, Caton, Askins, Wasp, Honolulu, Maple Cypress, Fort Barnwell, Cobton, Perfection, Jasper, Tuscarora, Thurman, Croatan, Pine Grove, North Harlowe, Bachelor, and Blades. These communities were the few that had a formal post office whereas many small communities did not which caused their residents to have infrequences in their mail.
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In this article the author is discussing how African American achievements were overlooked due to the Jim Crow laws that were in place at the time. One of the driving forces during this time was Charlotte Rhone who was born in 1842 whose parents John and Henrietta which were former slaves. Charlotte wanted to be a professional nurse but knew this would be a difficult path. Charlotte in 1898 had enrolled in the Freedman’s Hospital School of Nursing. In 1901, Charlotte received her professional credentialed graduate nurse degree. Even after becoming a certified nurse Charlotte found, it difficult to find a job because she was African American. This did not stop Charlotte because she just went into private practice. Charlotte and her achievements were seen to be founded in the values she received from her parents. Lastly, Charlotte dies on June 4th in 1965.
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