First Post Road
Inscription
The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.
Location
AddressEast Front Street in New Bern
CityNew Bern
CountyCraven
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.108850, -77.035370
Sources
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