* The Town on Queen Anne's Creek, North Carolina is renamed Edenton in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles Eden.

As a result, New Bern replaces Edenton as the capital of North Carolina ( a title it holds until Raleigh is established in 1792 ).

The governor and assembly of North Carolina move to Edenton, making it the de facto capital of North Carolina until 1746, when the government is moved to New Bern.

The town is renamed Edenton in 1720 and incorporated in 1722.

The town becomes the political center and de facto capital of the northern portion of the Province of Carolina until Edenton is incorporated in 1722.

Its county seat is Edenton.

Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States.

Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.

The Edenton Tea Party is the first known political action by women in the British American colonies.

Edenton is also the home of the 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse.

The Roanoke River Lighthouse, now located at Edenton, is believed to be the last extant example in the United States of a rectangular frame building built for a screw-pile base.

Edenton is home to numerous, original historic homes and public buildings including the Cupola House.

Edenton is located at ( 36. 061855 ,-76. 605766 ).

Located in northeastern North Carolina, Edenton is a small unique town known for its authentic 18th, 19th and early 20th century architecture and the stories about the people behind these public buildings and homes.

The home of James Iredell, Sr., is in Edenton and operated as a North Carolina Historic Site.

Edenton is a deep rooted community of faith.

Edenton is home to the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plain League, a collegiate summer baseball league.

" One is between Edenton and Hertford in the " Finger Counties " region in the Northeast corner of the state, while the other is in the North-Central part in Caswell County.

He died in Edenton and is buried there in the Johnston Burial Ground.

Samuel Johnston died at his home, Hayes Plantation, near Edenton in Chowan County, in 1816 and is buried in the Johnston Burial Ground there.

It is now within Edenton.

The Great Dismal Swamp is in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina between the James River ( Norfolk, Virginia ) and the Albemarle Sound ( Edenton, North Carolina ).

Edenton was incorporated in 1722 and named for Governor Charles Eden, who had died that year.

The Bond House, Edenton, North Carolina | Edenton, Chowan County, c. 1920

During the American Civil War, the Albemarle Artillery was recruited in 1862 from Chowan and Tyrrell men at Edenton by local attorney William Badham, Jr .. After cannon were recast from bronze donated as bells from local courthouses and churches to arm the battery, the unit was renamed the Edenton Bell Battery.

Plan of the Town and Port of Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina, 1769

On his way toward political prominence, Iredell commanded a company of volunteers during the War of 1812, practiced law in Chowan County, served in the state House of Commons as a representative from Edenton, and was appointed a Superior Court judge.

He moved to Chowan County and started his own plantation, known as Hayes near Edenton.

Dawson was born near Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina.

Allen was born in Edenton, North Carolina and moved to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1819, after his parents death.

* October 25 – Edenton Tea Party takes place in North Carolina, marking the first major gathering of women in support of the American cause.

* Between 1794 and 1797, the United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was divided into the United States District Courts for the Districts of Edenton, New Bern, and Wilmington.

In 1738, settlers created a mail route from Suffolk, Virginia to Corapeake and Edenton, North Carolina.

Edenton served as the capital of North Carolina from 1722 to 1743, the governor establishing his residence there and the population increasing during that period.

* Official Edenton, North Carolina website

He fled to Edenton, North Carolina to escape his debts.

Wilson died in Edenton, North Carolina on August 21, 1798.

Hewes moved to Edenton, North Carolina at the age of 30 and won over the people of the colony with his charm and honorable businesslike character.

* Athol ( Edenton, North Carolina ), on the List of RHPs in NC

Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in Edenton, North Carolina, in 1813 and had a brother John S. Jacobs.

Soon after, she left for her old home in Edenton, North Carolina, for a short visit with her aunt, Ann Ramsey Mayo.