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ANN MARWOOD DURANT

First woman known to have acted as attorney in an N.C. court, 1673. Appeared before Council in Perquimans Precinct.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

First woman known to have acted as attorney in an N.C. court, 1673. Appeared before Council in Perquimans Precinct.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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'WINDSOR CASTLE'

Built 1858 by Patrick H. Winston, Jr. Birthplace of sons George T., educator; Francis D., lt. gov., 1905-1909; & Robert W., writer. 100 yards east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Built 1858 by Patrick H. Winston, Jr. Birthplace of sons George T., educator; Francis D., lt. gov., 1905-1909; & Robert W., writer. 100 yards east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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HENDERSON WALKER c. 1660-1704

Acting governor, 1699-1703; attorney general, judge, and vestryman. Grave is 75 feet west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Acting governor, 1699-1703; attorney general, judge, and vestryman. Grave is 75 feet west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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HARRIET JACOBS c. 1813-1897

Fugitive slave, writer, & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Edenton.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Fugitive slave, writer, & abolitionist. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) depicts her early life. Lived in Edenton.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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SOYBEAN PROCESSING

Commercial processing of domestic soybeans in U.S. began in 1915 at a plant which was located two miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Commercial processing of domestic soybeans in U.S. began in 1915 at a plant which was located two miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DAVID STONE

Governor, 1808-10; U.S. Senator; Congressman. "Hope," his home, stands 4 miles northwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Governor, 1808-10; U.S. Senator; Congressman. "Hope," his home, stands 4 miles northwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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FRANCIS CORBIN (d) 1767

Granville agent, jurist, legislator. Provoked "Enfield Riot." Home, "the Cupola House," 2 blks. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission....

Granville agent, jurist, legislator. Provoked "Enfield Riot." Home, "the Cupola House," 2 blks. S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE

Founded with Methodist support in 1853. Burned, 1877. Rebuilt 1881 and burned again in 1893. Site was 1 block south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Founded with Methodist support in 1853. Burned, 1877. Rebuilt 1881 and burned again in 1893. Site was 1 block south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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THOMAS C. MANNING 1825-1887

U.S. Minister to Mexico; chief justice, La. Supreme Court.; La. adjutant gen., 1863-65; taught at Edenton Academy. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

U.S. Minister to Mexico; chief justice, La. Supreme Court.; La. adjutant gen., 1863-65; taught at Edenton Academy. Lived here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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McKNIGHT'S SHIPYARD

Thomas McKnight, colonial merchant and legislator; Loyalist during Revolution. Operated large shipyard which stood near here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Thomas McKnight, colonial merchant and legislator; Loyalist during Revolution. Operated large shipyard which stood near here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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LAFAYETTE

On his American tour Lafayette spent night of Feb. 26, 1825, at Indian Queen Inn which stood two blocks north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

On his American tour Lafayette spent night of Feb. 26, 1825, at Indian Queen Inn which stood two blocks north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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NATHANIEL BATTS LAND GRANT

On Sept. 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Batts tract 3 1/2 mi. S.E. from the mouth of Pasquotank River to the "head of New Begin Creeke."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

On Sept. 24, 1660, King Kiscutanewh sold Batts tract 3 1/2 mi. S.E. from the mouth of Pasquotank River to the "head of New Begin Creeke."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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McBRIDE CHURCH

Methodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 1837; remodeled 1882. 2 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Methodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 1837; remodeled 1882. 2 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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HENRY M. SHAW

Member of N.C. Assembly and U.S. Congress. Confederate colonel. Killed in attack on New Bern, Feb. 1, 1864. Home & grave about 150 feet West.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Member of N.C. Assembly and U.S. Congress. Confederate colonel. Killed in attack on New Bern, Feb. 1, 1864. Home & grave about 150 feet West.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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CHOWAN ACADEMY

Founded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for Brown.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Founded in 1886 for blacks by Calvin S. Brown, pastor, Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Later a public school named for Brown.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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NAVAL BATTLE, 1864

The Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle, led by Capt. J. W. Cooke, crossed Batchelor's Bay, May 5, 1864, and fought seven Union warships 15 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

The Confederate ironclad ram Albemarle, led by Capt. J. W. Cooke, crossed Batchelor's Bay, May 5, 1864, and fought seven Union warships 15 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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JOSEPH C. PRICE (1854-1893)

Negro orator and teacher. A founder and president of Livingstone College. Born in Elizabeth City. House was 2 miles S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Negro orator and teacher. A founder and president of Livingstone College. Born in Elizabeth City. House was 2 miles S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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DR. WALTER REED

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man. House 200 feet south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man. House 200 feet south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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THOMAS J. JARVIS

Governor, 1879-1885; Minister to Brazil; U.S. Senator; was born in a house which stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

Governor, 1879-1885; Minister to Brazil; U.S. Senator; was born in a house which stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...

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JOSEPH PILMOOR

Pioneer missionary. He preached first Methodist sermon in colony, 1772, at Currituck Courthouse, 300 ft. N. Church named for Pilmoor near the site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Pioneer missionary. He preached first Methodist sermon in colony, 1772, at Currituck Courthouse, 300 ft. N. Church named for Pilmoor near the site.Plaque via North Carolina Highway...

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