Edenton in Chowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bought in France for N.C.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
1. Bought in France for N.C. Marker
Erected 1928.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
Location. 36° 3.402′ N, 76° 36.496′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is on E. Water Street near between Court St. and Colonial Ave. Guns facing the bay. 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, and in the Tidewater. 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 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: Joseph Hewes (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Joseph Hewes (a few steps from this marker); Residence of Mrs. Elizabeth King (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Edenton Tea Pot (about 300 feet away); 1767 Chowan County Courthouse (about 400 feet away); Josephine Napoleon Leary (about 400 feet away); Penelope Barker House (about 400 feet away); Penelope Barker (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Our Confederate Dead
this page online
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
2. Revolutionary War Cannons
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
3. Edenton Harbor
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2010
4. Bought in France for N.C. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 27, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
