Record #:

16062

Author(s):

Cross, Jerry L.

Abstract:

Governor Josiah Martin, the state's last royal governor, lived in Tryon Palace when the American Revolution began. The governor made a critical error in not destroying the supplies at Tryon, instead burying them to be discovered by the rebels who desperately needed the powder and guns.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Dec 1971, p3-5, il

Subject(s):

Tryon Palace (New Bern)