Tryon is a town in Polk County,on the southwestern border of North Carolina,United States. As of the 2020 census,the city population was 1,562. Located in the escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains,today the area is affluent and a center for outdoor pursuits,equestrian activity,and fine arts.
Wilson is an Amtrak train station in Wilson,North Carolina,United States. It is located in downtown Wilson and is part of the Wilson Central Business-Tobacco Warehouse Historic District.
The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina is a diocese in the Episcopal Church. It consists of 28 counties in western North Carolina and its episcopal see is in Asheville,North Carolina,seated at Cathedral of All Souls. The first recorded worship from the Book of Common Prayer west of the Catawba River was in 1786. Valle Crucis,where one of the two conference centers is located,began as a missionary outpost in 1842. In 1894,a resolution was adopted in the Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina that the Western part of the state be set aside and offered to the General Church as a Missionary District. The following year,in November 1895,the first Convention of the District of Asheville was held at Trinity Church in Asheville. In 1922,after all the requirements had been fulfilled,a petition from the Jurisdiction of Asheville to become the Diocese of Western North Carolina was presented at the General Convention of The Episcopal Church. It was accepted on September 12,1922.
Lillian Exum Clement,later known as Lillian Stafford,was an American politician who was the first woman elected to the North Carolina General Assembly and the first woman to serve in any state legislature in the Southern United States.
Tryon Palace,formerly called Governor's Palace,Newbern,was the official residence and administrative headquarters of the British governors of North Carolina from 1770 to 1775. Located in New Bern,North Carolina,the palace was often at the center of state occasions and hospitality. The residence was seized by patriot troops in 1775. Shortly after the state capital was relocated to Raleigh in 1792,the main building burned to the ground. A modern recreation faithful to the original architect's plans and some period appropriate support structures were erected on the site in the 1950s and opened to the public in 1959. The palace garden was also recreated,with 16 acres (6.5 ha) of plantings,representing three centuries of landscape and gardening heritage. Today,the palace is a state historic site.
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The John Wright Stanly House is a historic home located at New Bern,Craven County,North Carolina. It was probably designed by John Hawks and built about 1779. It is a two-story,five-bay,central hall plan Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof and roof deck with balustrade. The building housed a public library from 1935 to 1965. It has been moved twice,coming to its present location in 1965,and subsequently restored as part of the Tryon Palace complex.
The Balsam Mountain Inn is an historic wooden Neo-Classical and Victorian hotel located at 68 Seven Springs Drive in Balsam,North Carolina,United States. In July,1982,it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Richard Sharp Smith was an English-born American architect,noted for his association with George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate and Asheville,North Carolina. Smith worked for some of America's important architectural firms of the late 19th century—Richard Morris Hunt,Bradford Lee Gilbert,and Reid &Reid—before establishing his practice in Asheville. His most significant body of work is in Asheville and Western North Carolina,including dozens of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places or are contributing structures to National Register Historic Districts.
Bryan House and Office is a historic home and office building located at New Bern,Craven County,North Carolina. It was built between 1804 and 1806 on the grounds of the original Tryon Palace. It is a 2+1⁄2-story,three-bay,side-hall plan Federal style brick dwelling. The house was modernized and a rear wing added in 1840. East of the home is a one-story,frame office building on a brick foundation. It was the home of Congressman John Heritage Bryan (1798–1870).
Coor-Gaston House,also known as the Judge William Gaston House,is a historic home located at New Bern,Craven County,North Carolina. It was built in 1774,as determined by dendrochronology,and is a 2+1⁄2-story,"L"-plan,Georgian style frame dwelling with a gable roof. It features a two-tier porch enclosed by Chinese trellis railings and supported by Doric order pillars. It was the home of Congressman and jurist William Gaston (1778-1844).
Harvey Mansion is a historic home located at New Bern,Craven County,North Carolina. It was built about 1793,and is a three-story,brick dwelling with an exposed basement. The house was built by John Harvey who used it as a residential home and also for commercial space. The Harvey was a multi-purpose building for hundreds of years since it was first erected. Throughout its lifetime The Harvey has been an apartment house,a family owned restaurant,boarding school,military academy,and temporary barracks for elements of the Union Army and was the original home of what is now Craven Community College.
The State Archives of North Carolina,officially the North Carolina Division of Archives and Records,is a division of North Carolina state government responsible for collecting,preserving,and providing public access to historically significant archival materials relating to North Carolina,and responsible for providing guidance on the preservation and management of public government records to state,county,city and state university officials. First founded as the North Carolina Historical Commission in 1903,the State Archives has undergone multiple changes in organization,title,and relation to other state agencies. Since May 2012,it has been known as the Division of Archives and Records within the North Carolina Department of Natural &Cultural Resources' Office of Archives and History.
Mary Bayard Morgan Wootten (1875–1959) was an American photographer. She named Pepsi Cola and created its logo for her neighbor Caleb Bradham,who invented the drink.
The North Carolina General Assembly of 1780-1781 was the fourth elected legislative body of the State of North Carolina. The assembly consisted of a Senate and House of Commons that met in three sessions in at least two locations in the years 1780 and 1781. Each of the existing 50 North Carolina counties were authorized to elect one Senator and two members of the House of Commons. In addition,six districts also elected one House member each. The first two sessions were probably held in New Bern,North Carolina in April and September 1780. The third session met in Halifax from January 27,1781 –February 13,1781.
Margaret Wake Tryon was an English heiress and the wife of William Tryon,who served as the Colonial Governor of North Carolina and the Colonial Governor of New York. The namesake of Wake County in North Carolina,she is one of three women,along with Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Virginia Dare,to have a North Carolinian county named after her. She was known for her interest in military strategy,which was controversial for upper-class women of her time.
James Coor was an architect,builder,politician and leader in North Carolina.
Jeanelle Coulter Moore was an American schoolteacher,patron of the arts,and civic leader who,as the wife of Governor Dan K. Moore,served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1965 to 1969. She was the first wife of a governor in North Carolina to have a full-time secretary and maintain her own office in the North Carolina Executive Mansion,and she served as president of the Sir Walter Cabinet while her husband was in office. She was responsible for the creation of the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee within the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources,which provides funding to restore and decorate the official residence,and established a chapel at the Raleigh Correctional Center for Women. Prior to her time as first lady,Moore served as a board member of the North Carolina Fund and of the North Carolina School of the Arts,having been appointed by Governor Terry Sanford. In 1980 she received the North Carolina Award for Public service.
