Governor William Tryon's brick mansion in New Bern was among the grandest buildings in colonial America. Its price angered taxpayers, and it burned in 1798.
Read the storyIn 1898 a New Bern pharmacist renamed his fountain drink Pepsi-Cola. It grew into a national franchise business, then collapsed in bankruptcy 25 years later.
In September 1711, Tuscarora and allied warriors struck settlements across North Carolina at once. The war that followed ended with a fallen fort and a nation's exile.
A New Bern pharmacist renamed his soda-fountain drink Pepsi-Cola in 1898 and built a national business. Then a bet on sugar brought it down in 1923.
On September 22, 1711, Tuscarora warriors hit settlements in eastern Carolina. The two-year war that followed pushed a nation north to join the Iroquois.
