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Founding of New Bern
- When
- October 1710
- Where
- New Bern, North Carolina
Swiss and Palatine settlers under von Graffenried established New Bern in October 1710.
The settlers arrived in Carolina in 1710 and established the town of New Bern. They named the settlement after Bern, the Swiss region from which many colonists and their patron emigrated. The town was located at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent Rivers.
Sources
- New Bern, North Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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