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

Chowan County Courthouse

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

1. Chowan County Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Oldest courthouse in use in North Carolina. Built about 1767. Whig centre in Revolution. Stands 3 blocks S.E.

Erected 1948 by Archives, Conservation, and Highway Departments. (Marker Number A-11.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.

Location. 36° 3.609′ N, 76° 36.5′ W. Marker is in Edenton, North Carolina, in Chowan County. It is at the intersection of South Broad Street (Business U.S. 17) and East Queen Street, on the right when traveling north on South Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S 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,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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: Dr. Hugh Williamson (a few steps from this marker); Barker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Corbin (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Edenton Tea Party (about 300 feet away); James Iredell (about 300 feet away); James Iredell, Jr (about 300 feet away); Samuel Johnston (about 300 feet away); Chowan County Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edenton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Edenton Tea Party (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

South Broad Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

2. South Broad Street

Chowan County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 28, 2012

3. Chowan County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.