Tryon's Palace is one of places that astonished people in the old days as they had never seen anything like it in North Carolina. As soon as the governor's residence was completed in 1770 in the new capital New Bern, it competed with any goverment building in the British Empire. Governer Tryon brought a architect (his own) named John Hawk. John Hawk was the employer for both North Carolinians and the craftmen from other colonies for the nice, fine, interior woodwork they did. The house named Tryon's Palace had 3 floors and the servants always worked in the basement storerooms. The basic business or the official business of the colony was done on the first floor. In the council room the governor hosted official ceremonies. The governor's family as well as himself lived on the second floor. When Tryon moved in in the year of 1770 he only stayed there for only a couple of years. The Tryon's gave very popular parties as well as receptions for the members of the Assembly. After the Battle of Alamance occured Tryon was officially named governor of New York, and after that he sucessfully made a living in Manhatten. During the 1940's people wanted to rebuild the Palace using Hawks original plan for the building. The Palace opened in 1959 and has been one of the most sucessful tourist places in the state since when it first was thought of in the late 1700's.
Battle of Alamance
Governor Tryon had many fears concerning the rise of the regulators he assumed that they would rise up and gathered a militia to fight against the "insurgents". On May 16, 1771 after being ordered to leave and refusing the governor ordered his militia to fire at the regulators. With no commander and no sense of organization the regulators easily lost and fled. At least 20 of the rebels were killed and at least 150 were wounded. Governor Tryon made it a point to show the people of the backcountry that they should never challenge the Crown. Later, Josiah Martin, after taking the place of Tryon as governor, was surprised at the reaction to the Regulator movement. As hard as he tried, he could not do very much to put North Carolina back on the right track.
Tryon's Palace
Tryon's Palace is one of places that astonished people in the old days as they had never seen anything like it in North Carolina. As soon as the governor's residence was completed in 1770 in the new capital New Bern, it competed with any goverment building in the British Empire. Governer Tryon brought a architect (his own) named John Hawk. John Hawk was the employer for both North Carolinians and the craftmen from other colonies for the nice, fine, interior woodwork they did. The house named Tryon's Palace had 3 floors and the servants always worked in the basement storerooms. The basic business or the official business of the colony was done on the first floor. In the council room the governor hosted official ceremonies. The governor's family as well as himself lived on the second floor. When Tryon moved in in the year of 1770 he only stayed there for only a couple of years. The Tryon's gave very popular parties as well as receptions for the members of the Assembly. After the Battle of Alamance occured Tryon was officially named governor of New York, and after that he sucessfully made a living in Manhatten. During the 1940's people wanted to rebuild the Palace using Hawks original plan for the building. The Palace opened in 1959 and has been one of the most sucessful tourist places in the state since when it first was thought of in the late 1700's.
Battle of Alamance
Governor Tryon had many fears concerning the rise of the regulators he assumed that they would rise up and gathered a militia to fight against the "insurgents". On May 16, 1771 after being ordered to leave and refusing the governor ordered his militia to fire at the regulators. With no commander and no sense of organization the regulators easily lost and fled. At least 20 of the rebels were killed and at least 150 were wounded. Governor Tryon made it a point to show the people of the backcountry that they should never challenge the Crown. Later, Josiah Martin, after taking the place of Tryon as governor, was surprised at the reaction to the Regulator movement. As hard as he tried, he could not do very much to put North Carolina back on the right track.