This Month in New Bern,October 2015
Baron von Graffenreid and the Swiss Colony of New Bern An image of von Graffenreid from Tryon Palace On October 23, 1711, Baron Christoph von Graffenreid, founder of the Swiss colony of New Bern, penned a lengthy description of his capture by the Tuscarora Indians. In mid-September of that year, von Graffenreid and John Lawson led a […]
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