Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King
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1. Bronze Tea Pot at Edenton N. C.
from Daughters of the Revolution Magazine, Vol. LVI, No. 6, June 1922.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1774.
Location. 36° 3.446′ N, 76° 36.495′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is on Colonial Avenue north of East Water Street, on the left when traveling north. This marker is near the Chowan County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edenton Tea Pot (here, next to this marker); 1767 Chowan County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Hewes (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Joseph Hewes (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonial Punishment (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bought in France for N.C. (about 300 feet away); Vinyl Night (about 300 feet away); Chowan County Jail (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.
Also see . . . The Edenton Tea Pot. Commemorative Landscapes. “It is doubtful that a gathering of all 51 women who signed the resolves ever took place. The home of Mrs. William King was too small for such an assembly and the wording of the resolution does not indicate a gathering, but rather an agreement. There is no doubt, however, that the ladies of Edenton sent the document to England in 1774, making the resolution among the first public political acts by women
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2. The Edenton Tea Pot
Post Card by Bayard Morgan Wootten ECU Digital Archives, Call No 0031-b8-fc-i3.
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3. Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King
In Which the Tea Party was Held
In Which the Tea Party was Held
From Daughters of the Revolution Magazine, Vol. LVI, No. 6, June 1922.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2023
4. The Edenton Tea Pot
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 17, 2023
5. Edenton Tea Pot
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6. Bronze Medallion
In the Rotunda of the State Capitol, Raleigh, N.C.
In the Rotunda of the State Capitol, Raleigh, N.C.
Erected by The North Carolina Society of the Daughters Of The American Revolution
The Fifty-One Ladies Of Edenton,
Who, By Their Patriotism, Zeal And Early
Protests Against British Authority,
Assisted Our Fore Fathers In The Making Of This
Republic And Our Commonwealth.
The Tea Party House
Edenton North Carolina
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Edenton Tea Party
October 25, 1774
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