Record #:

19961

Author(s):

Dill, Alonzo Thomas, Jr.

Abstract:

Part VI in this series concerning New Bern and all of Craven County focuses solely on New Bern as the colonial capital. The general character of the town consisted of a provincial school, brick courthouse, 100 houses, and 500 residents. New Bern was the capital during the American Revolutionary War and until a 1788 State Convention decided on a new permanent location westward in Wake County. The article describes at length those involved in planning, building, and decorating the governor's palace.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 23 Issue 2, April 1946, p142-171, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775