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44570
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John Thomas Barber became principal of West Street Graded School in 1905. The school burned but was rebuilt substantially by 1908 and was considered one of the best graded school buildings in the state. Construction on J.T. Barber High School began in 1951. By 1971, it was merged through the process of integration into New Bern High School.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 31 Issue , 2024,
p12-20, il, por
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44571
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One of New Bern's most significant entrepreneurs during the 18th century, Leech arrived in North Carolina in 1750 from Philadelphia. He quickly established a large farming operation and a ferry, known as Leech's Ferry. He was a member of the North Carolina General Assembly from 1761-65 and served with the Provincial Congresses and Revolutionary War movement. He was part of teh delegation that welcomed President George Washington into New Bern in 1791.
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44574
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As early as 1893, New Bern had twelve saw and planing mills, two large shingle mills and two barrel factories One of the most significant lumber companies in the county beginning in the early 20th century was the Roper Lumber Company. It was one of the sources of New Bern's great fire in 1922.
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44578
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Beginning 1772, New Bern's Methodist Church was the primary church for African Americans in the area. Since its foundation, the Methodist movement had opposed slavery. by 1843, New Bern's Methodist Church had 1,087 members, 803 of whom were Black.
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Journal of the New Bern Historical Society
(NoCar F 264 N5 J66), Vol. 31 Issue , 2024,
p40-51, il, bibl, f
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44577
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North Carolina began seeing the advent of photographers and photography in the 1840s. The first photographer in New Bern, James Joyner, arrived in 1843. The author provides a descriptive list of other 19th century photographers in New Bern. Only two photographs of New Bern itself are known to exist prior to 1862. These photographs record the ruins of the Craven County Courthouse after its destruction by fire on January 15, 1861.
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