Record #:

16079

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

In 1788, the North Carolina Constitutional Convention deemed it necessary to develop a fixed seat of government in the colony. By 1791, New Bern, in Craven County, was deemed a worthy site and a General Assembly meeting proposed a 400 acre expanse and planned the city details including: placement of the state house, plot size, street widths, and areas for public use.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 13 Issue 2, Dec 1973, p4-5, il

Subject(s):

New Bern--History