As Shane Mason steps through the grand, wrought-iron gates into the courtyard of Tryon Palace, he sets the scene for his tour group. It’s the 1760s, and Royal Governor William Tryon selects New Bern to build the colony’s first permanent governor’s mansion. “Tryon chose New Bern because we were the largest town in North Carolina — a whopping 500 people,” Mason says. Construction began for Tryon…
2025-11-26
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