In addition to the Trent River camp, James supervised development of the offshore Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony, which was intended to be self-supporting. The Seattle economy grew 8.7% last year or 7% net of inflation, three times the rate of the median U. S. city. New Bern has four historic districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places; their numerous contributing buildings include residences, stores and churches dating back to the early eighteenth century. The Downtown Local Historic District is 368.64 acres (149.18 ha) or 0.576 square miles (1.49 km2); the Riverside Local Historic District covers 51.94 acres (21.02 ha) or 0.081 square miles (0.21 km2). [8] It is the county seat of Craven County and the principal city of the New Bern Metropolitan Statistical Area. Everyone should have a plan for how they will access their important information if they are suddenly forced out of their home and need to rebuild their life. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524,[7] which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. By the 1870s the lumber industry was developing as the chief part of New Bern's economy.
22.8% of the New Bern city residents were under 18 years of age.
New Bern city, North Carolina.
A man who found a 9 carat diamond in Arkansas gets to keep it, and hasn't even had it appraised. New Bern's location near the Atlantic coast makes it subject to the effects of Atlantic hurricane seasons. But the IRS says such finds have to be reported as income on your tax return based on the dollar value of the found item.
With a long and rich history, New Bern has four districts listed in the National Register of Historic Places. They had a village called Chattoka at the confluence of the rivers. New Bern was settled in 1710 by Bernese and Palatine immigrants under the auspices of Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg.
[21] It is sited at the junction of the Trent and Neuse rivers, two tidal waterways. Since 1979 the Swiss Bear Downtown Revitalization Corporation has worked to redevelop downtown; it has stimulated the creation of art galleries, specialty shops, antiques stores, restaurants and inns.
The city is the birthplace of Pepsi-Cola.
The 2012 racial breakdown includes White alone – 16,304 (54%), Black alone – 9,634 (31.9%), Asian alone – 1,844 (6.1%), Hispanic – 1,626 (5.4%), Two or more races – 747 (2.5%), American Indian alone – 50 (0.2%) and Other race alone – 13 (0.04%). New Bern experiences a humid subtropical climate typical of the Atlantic coastal plain. The competitive nature of the lumber barons, the abundance of lumber and craftsmen, led to the construction in New Bern of some of the finest homes in the South, many of which have survived.