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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.
Fifty-two highly skilled WASP flew training and test missions, 1943-44, from airstrip ¾ mi. N.
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.
Merchant, Loyalist, and Governor’s Councilor. He financed construction of Tryon Palace & campaign against Regulators, 1771. House stood 2 blocks S.
First African American Masonic lodge in N.C.; est. 1865. Erected in 1870, the building was moved here in 1920s.
Est. 1802 to serve all local Methodists. After 1864 mother church for the A.M.E. Zion faith, it became St. Peter’s, 1879. Stood 1/10 mi. S.
During World War II, 20,000 women trained for non-combat roles in the U.S. Marine Corps at facilities 4 1/2 mi. S.