Tryon's+palace

// T**ryon's palace** //

//** The centerpiece of our restored historic district is Tryon Palace, restored home of British Governor William Tryon, who had his magnificent showplace built in 1770. The elegant Georgian style mansion served as both home of the governor and the capitol of the Colony of North Carolina. After the Revolutionary War, Tryon Palace became the capitol of the independent State of North Carolina.During the Revolutionary War, the North Carolina General Assembly met in Tryon Palace and the elected governors lived there. In 1798, the main structure burned to the ground. The palace outbuildings remained in disrepair until the 1940s and 1950s when the palace was reconstructed from the original architectural plans. Of the current structures, all buildings are reconstructed buildings except the stables. Tryon Palace was opened to the public in April 1959. The current buildings, furnishings, and gardens represent the times of the Royal Governors. **// //** Battle of Alamance **//

//** The War of the Regulation which culminated in the Battle of Alamance is one of the most controversial events in the history of North Carolina. One group of historians sees in the Regulators a devoted band of patriots who at Alamance fired the opening gun of the American Revolution. This view is based upon a misunderstanding of the American Revolution. Others see only a mob, hating property and culture, delighting in acts of violence, and impatient with legal restraints, whose success would not have resulted in the establishment of constitutional liberty, but in the reign of anarchy. This view is based upon a misunderstanding of the Regulation. **//