A Citizen here is counted extravagant, if he has Ambition enough to aspire to a Brick-chimney. They settled on the banks of the Chowan and Roanoke Rivers in the Albemarle Sound area in the northeast corner of present-day North Carolina.
This settlement came to be known in Virginia as "Rogues' Harbor. In , a civil government was organized by the settlers on the Chowan River. William Drummond was chosen governor, and the name of Albemarle County was given to the district bordering on the sound. The Church of England Anglican established the parish of St Paul's in Chowan County and it was organized in as the first Anglican parish in the colony under the provisions of the Vestry Act of A post-in-ground church building was erected the next year on an undetermined plot of land just east of Queen Anne's Creek on what is now known as Hayes farm; the town of Edenton would not be founded for another eleven years.
In , construction was begun of the present St Paul's on the town lots set aside for church and churchyard cemetery before Chowan County, located in northeastern North Carolina, was first inhabited by the Native American tribe, the Chowanokes, who were Algonkians.
In the late s, Ralph Lane, governor of the Roanoke Island colony, traveled to this area and met with Menatonon, chief of the Chowanokes. Once James Town was established in the early s , the Albemarle area was basically cut off from English settlement due to the Great Dismal swamp. It was in the middle of the s before English settlers were permanently moving to this area. Basically, settlers came to this area because of low taxes, religious freedom, and cheap land.
Also known as Shaftesbury Precinct, it was called Chowan Precinct after In , the General Assembly voted to establish a town north of the Albemarle Sound. Town lots were laid out on Queen Anne's Creek and in the town was named for Governor Charles Eden, who had recently died in office. Once Lord Granville of the Lord Proprietors placed his land agent Frances Corbin in Edenton, the town became a center of trade and very prosperous.
Many of the old homes on the historic tour of Edenton and Chowan County date from the "Land Office" period. Shipping and fishing became an important industry throughout the county as well as farming. Thomas Paramore, , page He was also governor of North Carolina from to Joseph Hewes, who was educated at Princeton, opened a shipyard in Edenton due to the maritime commerce in the area.
He later signed the Declaration of Independence. Homes for several of these and other illustrious leaders are included on the Historic Tour of Edenton and Chowan County.
In the fall of , the women of Edenton took a political stand on the Tea Act. On October 25, , fifty-one leading women of the Albemarle region declared their devotion to the cause of liberty by resolving to not use East India tea.
This act is thought to be the earliest recorded political activity by women in the American colonies. A replica of the Edenton tea pot is located near the town green. Edenton became a vital port during the American Revolution as many of the other major ports were closed off by the British blockade and Edenton became the only place many of the supplies for Washington's army could be unloaded.
The British actually thought that the harbor at Edenton was too dangerous to approach. One German visitor maintained "It was certain that no hostile vessel of any size could venture over the Bar and Swash. According to Dr. Even though there was a post-war slump at the end of the Revolution, Edenton still participated in the shaping of the nation.
Hugh Williamson, surgeon-general for the North Carolina troops and Edenton resident, attended the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia. A colonial teapot mounted on a Revolutionary era cannon commemorates the meeting just off the green in front of the Chowan County Courthouse. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is named for the event. The Chowan County Courthouse, the oldest courthouse in North Carolina, was constructed in the late Joseph Hewes and Jacob Blount, both county assembly members, developed a plan to construct a new courthouse in Edenton in The courthouse displays simplistic Georgian architecture: a vast rectangular outside frame of Flemish-bond brick, an English ballast stone floor, and whitewashed walls.
The courthouse has gone through many renovations, and in October , the site was opened for public use. The monument has been moved to another place in town. Reviews for Chowan 1 Reviews. There are nicer places to live If you could really SEE this place, you'll think it's sad too. There is a puppy mill the law won't do anything about, the Read More. Agree 40 Disagree You can also use our New Interactive Map to explore places.
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