Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edenton Tea Party
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
1. Edenton Tea Party Marker
North Carolina History Project website entry
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Fifty-one women met at Mrs. Elizabeth King's home, which stood 1100 ft. S.E., and resolved, Oct. 25, 1774, to support the American Cause.
Erected 1940 by State Historical Commission. (Marker Number A-22.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 25, 1774.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 3.601′ N, 76° 36.557′ W. Marker was in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It was on West Queen Street west of South Broad Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 103 W Queen St, Edenton NC 27932, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory 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 location: A different marker also named Edenton Tea Party (here, next to this marker); James Iredell, Jr (a few steps from this marker); Barker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Corbin (within shouting distance of this marker); Mackeys Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Hugh Williamson (about
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location also titled "Edenton Tea Party".
Also see . . . Edonton Tea Party. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program entry (Submitted on October 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Internet Archive
2. Penelope Barker
From The Magazine of American History, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, August 1892,
Library of Congress
3. A Society of Patriotic Ladies
at Edenton North Carolina
at Edenton North Carolina
A British Satirical look at the Edenton Tea-Party in 1775.
Cartoon by Philip Dawe published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett, March 25, 1775.
Cartoon by Philip Dawe published by Robert Sayer and John Bennett, March 25, 1775.
Internet Archive
4. Old Tea Party House Facing Court House Green
Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King Pulled Down in 1876
Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King Pulled Down in 1876
from The Historic Tea-Party of Edenton, October 25th, 1774 by Richard Dillard, 1907.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,969 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 24, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 26, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
