Edenton

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Edenton is a historic town in northeastern North Carolina that served as one of the colony’s earliest political and commercial centers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
former colonial capital
historic courthouse
historic district
historic house
historic house
political protest
town
capitalOfFrom 1722
capitalOfUntil 1743
climate humid subtropical climate
country Province of North Carolina
United States of America
surface form: United States
county Chowan County
designation National Historic Landmark
economy services
small-scale industry
tourism
foundingDate early 18th century
governmentType municipal government
hasDate 1774
hasHistoricBuilding Barker House
Chowan County Courthouse
Cupola House
hasHistoricDistrict Edenton Historic District
hasHistoricEvent Edenton Tea Party
hasPostalCodePrefix 279
historicalRole early commercial center of colonial North Carolina
early political center of colonial North Carolina
incorporatedAsTown 1722
knownFor historic waterfront
role in American Revolution era politics
well-preserved colonial architecture
locatedInRegion Inner Banks
northeastern North Carolina
locatedOnBodyOfWater Albemarle Sound
location Edenton self-linksurface differs
Edenton self-linksurface differs
Edenton self-linksurface differs
Edenton self-linksurface differs
Edenton self-linksurface differs
namedAfter Charles Eden
namedAfterOccupation colonial governor of North Carolina
partOf Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
surface form: Albemarle region
state North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
tourismType heritage tourism destination
transportation served by U.S. Route 17
wasCapitalOf Province of North Carolina

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this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
Edenton location Edenton self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Barker House
Edenton location Edenton self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Chowan County Courthouse
Edenton location Edenton self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Cupola House
Edenton location Edenton self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Edenton Historic District
Edenton location Edenton self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Edenton Tea Party
Harriet Jacobs placeOfBirth Edenton
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
Samuel Johnston placeOfDeath Edenton
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
James Iredell Sr. residence Edenton
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
Samuel Johnston residence Edenton
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Edenton, North Carolina