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Built by Josiah Collins in the late 1700s, Somerset Place was one of the state's most prosperous plantations in pre-Civil War days. Debt and the Civil War began its downward spiral. In 1889, it was sold out of the family, passing through numerous owners until acquired by the state in 1939. Now almost restored, it is a State Historic Site.
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Josiah Collins, Sr., a native of England, came to America in 1773 and settled in Halifax Co., NC in 1777. He later moved to Edenton, NC where he was a leading merchant, Judge of the Admiralty Court, and a member of the Council of State. Collins was a land speculator, developed the land around Lake Phelps, producing rice, wheat and lumber. He owned the large plantation, ‘Somerset,’ had nearly 100 slaves, owned over 25,650 acres in Tennessee, and helped to restore old St. Paul’s Church in Edenton.