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ROBERT LEE VANN 1879-1940

African American editor, lawyer, and civil rights advocate. Led Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He was born 4 miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

African American editor, lawyer, and civil rights advocate. Led Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He was born 4 miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

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W. O. SAUNDERS 1884-1940

Writer and editorialist. In his The Independent, 1908-1937, championed causes, promoted region. Office was 50 yds. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Writer and editorialist. In his The Independent, 1908-1937, championed causes, promoted region. Office was 50 yds. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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OLD NECK FRIENDS MEETING

Quaker meeting was established by 1680. Site of Yearly Meeting, 1698-1785. Discontinued, 1797. Building was 1 mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Quaker meeting was established by 1680. Site of Yearly Meeting, 1698-1785. Discontinued, 1797. Building was 1 mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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LEMUEL W. BOONE 1827-1878

Baptist leader. In 1866 he organized first black Baptist association in N.C.; trustee, Shaw University. Grave 2 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Baptist leader. In 1866 he organized first black Baptist association in N.C.; trustee, Shaw University. Grave 2 mi. SE.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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HUGH CALE 1835-1910

Sponsored the 1891 bill to establish present-day Elizabeth City State University; legislator, 1876-80, 1885, 1891. His grave is 6/10 mile west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Sponsored the 1891 bill to establish present-day Elizabeth City State University; legislator, 1876-80, 1885, 1891. His grave is 6/10 mile west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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BATTLE OF SOUTH MILLS

Confederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Confederates, on Apr. 19, 1862, repelled Union army here, prevented demolition of Dismal Swamp Canal locks three miles N.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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QUAKER ACTIVITY

In 1672 missionaries William Edmundson and George Fox, founder of Society of Friends in America, held religious meetings in this area.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

In 1672 missionaries William Edmundson and George Fox, founder of Society of Friends in America, held religious meetings in this area.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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INGLIS FLETCHER 1879-1969

Novelist. Wrote Raleigh's Eden (1940), first of 12-volume "Carolina Series," based on early N.C. history. Her home, "Bandon," stood 1/2 mile northwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Novelist. Wrote Raleigh's Eden (1940), first of 12-volume "Carolina Series," based on early N.C. history. Her home, "Bandon," stood 1/2 mile northwest.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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MEHERRIN TOWN

Village of the Meherrin Indians, an Iroquoian tribe, inhabited circa 1685-1727. Was located on the Meherrin River 2 1/2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

Village of the Meherrin Indians, an Iroquoian tribe, inhabited circa 1685-1727. Was located on the Meherrin River 2 1/2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL

Constructed 1855-59 by steam dredges to assist commerce. Now part of Intracoastal Waterway. N.C. Cut 5 miles long.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Constructed 1855-59 by steam dredges to assist commerce. Now part of Intracoastal Waterway. N.C. Cut 5 miles long.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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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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