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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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4-H CLUB
First in North Carolina, organized at Ahoskie in 1909 as the Corn Club. Beginning of present large organization of rural youth in state.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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FIRST ASSEMBLY
In 1665 the Albemarle County Assembly, the initial lawmaking body in Carolina, met in this area. Convened by Wm. Drummond, governor.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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YEOPIM
Reservation established for Yeopim Indians in 1704; sold after 1739. Northern boundary nearby; village was 2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WEAPEMEOC
The principal town of the Weapemeoc Indians, visited by Ralph Lane and his colonists in 1585-1586, stood near present-day Edenton.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...
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JOHN W. MOORE
Compiler of roster of North Carolina troops, 1861-1865, historian, novelist, Confederate major. His birthplace, "Mulberry Grove," 1 1/2 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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MOUNT LEBANON CHURCH
A.M.E. Zion. Organized about 1850 as mission to serve black Methodists. Since 1856 congregation has met 1 1/2 blocks N.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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WILLIAM REED
Acting governor, 1722-1724; president of the Provincial Council. His home stood 3/4 mile east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full...
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WILLIAM BLOUNT
Member of Continental Congress, signer of the Federal Constitution, governor S.W. Territory, Senator from Tennessee. Birthplace 1/5 mi. S.W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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STEPHEN B. WEEKS
Historian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93. Birthplace 3/5 mi. E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...
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JOSEPH HEWES
Signer of Declaration of Independence, leader in Continental Congress, merchant. His store was three blocks S.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...
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