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Town in North Carolina, United States
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Edenton is the seat of Chowan County on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. This little town of about 5,000 has a lot going on for it. For starters, it is claimed to be the first European settlement in the state of North Carolina.
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Presentation on Penelope Barker and good views of the harbor.
Believed to be the last existing example of a rectangular lighthouse with a screw-pile base (screwed directly into the bedrock of the bay, in other words).
You can arrange tours of the town here, and also find out about Harriot Jacobs, the young slave who hid for 7 years in the house of her grandmother, a freedwoman, before escaping to freedom.
Where the late US Supreme Court Justice lived
Built by Francis Corbin in 1758.
The original structure, dating from 1767.
Dates to 1736 with some historical dignitaries laid to rest in the cemetery.
Very boutique-like.
Way back in colonial times, Edenton was lauded for its easy sea access, being on the Albemarle Sound, but, today, most visitors are likely to arrive via road, specifically US Route 17, which basically connects it with…
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