Record #:

37383

Author(s):

Arthur, Matt

Abstract:

Why the capital shifted from New Bern was for a practical and typical two-fold reason. Because of the amount of time it took to travel in the 1700s, the state’s capital was best located in the center of wherever the population was the densest. This factor left Fayetteville as a prospective place before Raleigh was selected.

Source:

The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Winter 2015/2016, p9

Subject(s):

Raleigh; New Bern; Fayetteville; State capitals--Colonial North Carolina; Edenton; Revolutionary War; American Revolution; Tryon Palace (New Bern); Hunter, Isaac