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19032
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North Carolina has been mapped from the documentation of America to the present. Tryon Palace houses an important collection of maps recording the Carolinas and the Colonial history of the state.
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19033
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The Stanley-Spaight duel that occurred in New Bern in 1802 is an example of the culture of honor, and ultimately dueling, that occurred in the Antebellum south.
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19034
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Richards recounts the 18th-century mapping of North Carolina, detailed in the historic maps housed at Tryon Palace.
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43547
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Our modern perceptions of Christmas are rooted to a large degree in Clement Clarke Moore's poem, "A Visit from St. Nickolas". Increased urbanization and immigration, particularly in the north, helped transform Christmas from a time of paternalistic generosity to the destitute and poor to one primarily focused on young children.
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19012
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Recently the Tryon Palace staff have found that a portrait of Mrs. Margaret Tryon is located in a house museum in Norwich, England. Mrs. Tryon being a figure of great interest, is one of few women in North Carolina for which a state county is named--Wake.
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19013
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Tryon Palace has some unique artifacts, some of which are candle-powered lighting devices. One such type is the Girandole, a candlestick with glass or crystal pendants.
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19026
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A unique artifact has made its way back to Tryon Palace, New Bern, North Carolina. Constructed in 1861 by Edwin Clayton, a cabinet maker from Asheville, this Civil War drum is emblazoned with OLD NORTH STATE and penned on the bottom--\"Captured in Newbern [sic] N.C. March 14 1862,...\"
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19027
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A unique Christmas tradition at Tryon Palace is Jonkonnu. A blend of English, African, and Caribbean holiday and spiritual traditions brought to North Carolina by slaves, Jonkonnu celebrations at Tryon include parades and songs.
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19028
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The North Carolina History Education Center will soon include the New Bern waterfront, which has been an important part of North Carolina's commercial and recreational history.
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43599
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Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens was able to close out 2005 with a sizable grant of 1 million dollars. The donation provided by the Golden LEAF Foundation was given to help the North Carolina Historical Center "serve as a major economic driver in eastern North Carolina's tourism industry."
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19007
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The one hundred year span from the American Revolution to the Industrial Revolution produced a myriad of changes in the decorative arts, with changes in style reflecting the changing socioeconomic and political atmospheres of the time.
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19008
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From March 1862 to the end of the Civil War, New Bern, was occupied by Northern troops. Although many citizens fled, New Bern became a haven for runaway slaves and freed African Americans.
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19009
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It may seem like a current scandal but the heated exchange that led to a duel occurred over 200 years ago. In 1802, Richards Dobbs Spaight and John Stanley, Jr., two New Bern politicians, took their anger political party allegiance to a new level.
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19010
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This article details the changes in Christmas traditions in North Carolina from the colonial period to the Civil War.
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19011
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Curators of Tryon Palace's artifacts have previously identified examples from fourteen silversmiths and silver-making firms representative from of various eastern North Carolina cities. This year, they have acquired silver flatware that exposes two previously unidentified North Carolina silversmiths.
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