First Provincial Congress
Inscription
In America to be called and
held in defiance of British
orders met in this town,
Aug. 25-27, 1774, with 71
delegates present.
Location
AddressUS 70 Business (Broad Street) at Craven Street in New Bern
CityNew Bern
CountyCraven
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.108096, -77.037892
Sources
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Here stood one of the forts built around New Bern by Union forces after they took the town in March, 1862.
George E. Badger
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Secretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist.