New Bern is the second oldest town in North Carolina (after Bath). The founder of the town, Baron Christopher De Graffenried was born in a small village in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. He was the leader of the Swiss and Palatine immigrants. This group settled down in North Carolina in British North America. New Bern was founded in 1710. The New Bern's flag is a copy of the original German Bern flag.
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Bern Bear Gift store in New Bern downtown sells souvenirs and gifts imported from Europe. Many gifts are bear-themed.
In this place you can find also Swiss chocolates, knives and cuckoo clocks.
Bern Bear Gift sklep w centrum New Bern sprzedaje pamiątki i prezenty importowane z Europy.
Wiele tych pamiątek jest związanych tematycznie z niedźwiedziem. Tutaj można też znalezc czekoladę szwajcarską, noże i zegary z kukułką.
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W swojej aptece Caleb Bredham stworzył "Brad's Drink" który później sprzedawany by pod nazwą Pepsi-Cola.
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The
Baxter Four-faced Street Clock is an important landmark in New Bern. This large clock was manufactured by the Seth Thomas Clock Company of
Thomaston, Connectiucut in 1920.
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