Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

State v. Mann

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 14, 2025

1. State v. Mann Marker

Inscription. N.C. Supreme Court, 1830, reinforced power of slaveholding regime by overturning conviction of Mann (lived nearby) for shooting Lydia, enslaved.

Erected 2023 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-94.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 36° 3.897′ N, 76° 36.412′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection

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of North Broad Street (North Carolina Route 32) and East Freemason Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 410 N Broad St, 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

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 14, 2025

2. State v. Mann Marker

of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Edenton, 1962 (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Carolina National Guard Armory (approx. ¼ mile away); Harriet Jacobs (approx. ¼ mile away); 1897 Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Edenton United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Bandon Plantation Schoolhouse

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(approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. St Paul's Episcopal Church (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . State v. Mann (A-94). Profile for the marker including expanded story with cited sources. (Submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.