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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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LANE'S EXPEDITION

Ralph Lane and a group of English colonists explored the Chawanook Indian country and the Chowan River, 1586, north to this vicinity.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Ralph Lane and a group of English colonists explored the Chawanook Indian country and the Chowan River, 1586, north to this vicinity.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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POTECASI CREEK

Scene of minor skirmish between Confederate & Union troops driving on Richmond and Weldon Railroad, July 26, 1863. Breastworks 60 yds. SW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Scene of minor skirmish between Confederate & Union troops driving on Richmond and Weldon Railroad, July 26, 1863. Breastworks 60 yds. SW.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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'SCOTCH HALL'

Plantation setting for the novel "Bertie" by George R. Throop (1851), tutor in the family of Geo. W. Capehart. House built 1838 is 8 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Plantation setting for the novel "Bertie" by George R. Throop (1851), tutor in the family of Geo. W. Capehart. House built 1838 is 8 mi. S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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DR. WALTER REED

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man and married Emily Lawrence of this town.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man and married Emily Lawrence of this town.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used...

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THOMAS CHILD

Attorney-General of Colony, 1745-1761. Leader of faction which opposed Governor Dobbs. Secretary to Lord Granville. Home was 2 blocks S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Attorney-General of Colony, 1745-1761. Leader of faction which opposed Governor Dobbs. Secretary to Lord Granville. Home was 2 blocks S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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BARKER HOUSE

Home of Thomas Barker, N.C. agent to England, and his wife Penelope, reputed leader of the Edenton "Tea Party," 1774. Stands 3 blocks south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Home of Thomas Barker, N.C. agent to England, and his wife Penelope, reputed leader of the Edenton "Tea Party," 1774. Stands 3 blocks south.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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GEORGE W. BROOKS

Federal judge whose writ of habeas corpus, 1870, prevented arbitrary arrest of N.C. citizens during Reconstruction. Home was 1/4 mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Federal judge whose writ of habeas corpus, 1870, prevented arbitrary arrest of N.C. citizens during Reconstruction. Home was 1/4 mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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ROANOKE RIVER

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952; since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

Early channel of trade, its valley long an area of plantations. Frequent floods until 1952; since controlled by Kerr Dam. Old name was "Moratuck."Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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JAMES IREDELL 1751-1799

Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99. Attorney General of N.C. during Revolution. Home stands 200 ft. east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790-99. Attorney General of N.C. during Revolution. Home stands 200 ft. east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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JAMES IREDELL, JR. 1788-1853

Governor, 1827-28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at Hayes one mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Governor, 1827-28; U.S. Senator; and legislator. Compiler of revisal of N.C. laws. His home two blocks south; grave at Hayes one mile S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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