Summary
A palace and a Pepsi. Put them together and you'll know what draws many visitors to New Bern, the onetime capital of North Carolina.
The palace is the restored headquarters of the governor of North Carolina when it was a British colony. Pepsi Cola is renowned here because New Bern is the birthplace of the popular soft drink.See the full content of this document
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History Pops in New Bern
Those aren't the only reasons to make a stop in this eastern Carolina town, but they're a good start.
Tryon Palace, built by William Tryon in 1770, evokes the elegance of the lifestyle of a British governor in Colonial Americ...See the full content of this document
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