New Bern Travel Guide

 doug48 Says:  a significant event in the history of new bern was the battle of new bern in march 1862. new bern was an important port city and protected the town of goldsborough fron the east. goldsbourgh (goldsboro) was an important railroad junction and a major supply line to virginia.... 

 doug48 Says:  the centenary methodist church was established in 1772. the current church was built in 1904. the centenary methodist church has an interesting romanesque design. the centenary methodist church is listed on the national register of historic places. for those interested in... 

 doug48 Says:  the lehman-duffy house was built for robert b. lehman in 1888. the lehman-duffy house is one of the finest examples of italianate architecture in new bern. today the lehamn-duffy house is home to the tryon palace commission. 

 doug48 Says:  the first presbyterian church was established in 1817. the current church was built in 1829. during the occupation of new bern the church was used as a hospital during a yellow fever epidemic. the first presbyterian church is listed on the national register of historic... 

 doug48 Says:  this beautiful greek revival church was built in 1841. st. paul's catholic church is listed on the national register of historic places. 

 doug48 Says:  christ episcopal church is one of several historic and architectully significant churches in new bern. christ episcopal church was established in 1715. the first christ church was built in 1750 and was rebuilt in 1824. the second church was destroyed by fire in 1871. the... 

 doug48 Says:  this federal style house was built in 1833 for merchant-tailor and former mayor george dixon. later the house was owned by north carolina state senator w. h. washington. today it is home to the tryon palace gift shop. 

 doug48 Says:  the james bryan house was built in 1803. this beautiful federal style home was built by the famous new bern carpenter martin stevenson. the james bryan house is listed on the national register of historic places. for those interested in colonial architecture the james bryan... 

 doug48 Says:  this federal style home was built in 1809. during the occupation of new bern the jones house served as a confederate jail. a famous inmate of the jail was confederate spy emeline pigott. pigott was a very interesting character in u.s. history. for those interested in civil... 

 doug48 Says:  the john wright stanly house was built in 1783 and was believed to be designed by architect john hawks who also designed tryon palace. the john wright stanly house is considered one of the finest examples of a georgian home in north carolina. the john wright stanly house was... 

 doug48 Says:  the new bern academy was established in 1766. the original academy building was destroyed by fire and the current academy building was rebuilt in 1809. during the battle of new bern the academy was a military hospital. today the academy building is a museum on the history of... 

 doug48 Says:  located on the corner of middle and pollack streets is bradham's pharmacy where caleb bradham invented pepsi cola. bradham invented the soft drink in 1893 and originally named it "brad's drink". in 1898 he changed the name to pepsi cola. the bradham pharmacy is now a museum... 

 1 Review and 53 Opinions  the new bern comfort suites has an excellent location on the neuse river near downtown. most of the... 

 mbozzuto Says:  The Accidental Artist is a paint your own pottery studio in downtown New Bern. They also have a great selection of handpainted items for sale. It's a lot of fun to paint your own items!! 

 grandmaR Says:  New Bern has many historic churches. The first photo is of Christ Episcopal Church at 320 Pollock St. The churchyard stretches to either side of the main sanctuary. In the eighteenth century it served as a burial ground. In the aftermath of several yellow fever epidemics,...