The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center is great place to learn about North Carolina history during the American Civil War. Located in downtown Kingston in a former bank, the museum features a range of contemporary exhibits, but the stars of the museum are the well-preserved remains of the CSS Neuse. The CSS Neuse was a confederate gun boat that participated in the Confederate navy's attempt to take over the city of New Bern and gain control of the Neuse River. Besides the gun boat, the museum also contains a number of historic artifacts and written accounts of the boat's crew. There is also a short film about the Civil War in North Carolina.

100 N. Queen Street, Kinston, NC 28501, Phone: 252-522-2107

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