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Fine colonial home, built about 1725 by Roger Moore. Later Gov. Benjamin Smith's home. Stands 16-3/4 mi. south.
Stood two blocks west. Here a stamp master, William Houston, was forced to resign, 1765, and safety committees met in 1775.
Revolutionary statesman. Prominent in resistance to British rule and the creation of independent N.C. Home was 1/4 mi. N.
Built by U.S. Corps of Engineers, 1826-34. Good example of brick fort. Seized by Confederates, April 14, 1861. Scene of battle, April 25, 1862.
Smaller map marker approved and cast in 1962. A more complete map marker stands in the park at the foot of East Front Street on the waterfront in New Bern. The text of this sign, one designed to complement other markers dedicated to the Battle of New Bern, follows.
Astronaut, Navy aviator. Pilot of ill-fated space shuttle Challenger, lost Jan. 28, 1986. Recipient, Space Medal of Honor. Lived ½ mile south.
Militia Act formed the National Guard in 1903. First N.C. encampment held at Camp Rodman nearby, July 22-28.
State’s first regiment of black Union soldiers rallied here on July 24, 1863. In 1864, designated 35th U.S. Colored Troops.
First Jewish member of N.C. legislature, 1808. Delivered a landmark address on religious freedom. Lived here.