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  • This Month in New Bern, September 2019 This Month in New Bern – September By Claudia Houston, New Bern Historical Society Born in the month of September, a thirteen term U.S. Representative from New Bern left an immense economic legacy in eastern Carolina that lasts to this day.  Who was this man and what did he do to benefit this area? Graham Arthur Barden was born in Turkey Township, Sampson County, on September 26, 1896.  He served in the Navy during WWI and in 1920 graduated with a law degree from the University of North Carolina.  He established a law practice in New Bern the same year and also began to teach at the high school.  He became the high school football coach and coached New Bern teams to finals ...
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