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King, Katie

Images of historical buildings such as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and information about citizens like Penelope Barker collectively illustrated the importance of North Carolina’s first colonial capital. Revealed is the important role women continue to play in Edenton’s development in this timeline statistic: approximately 70 percent of its entrepreneurs are female.

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 87 Issue 4, September 2019, p18, 20-22, 24

Edenton; Edenton Tea Party (1774); Edenton--History; Barker, Penelope Padgett, 1728-1796; Edenton--People; Hewes, Joseph, 1730-1779; Williamson, Hugh, 1735-1819; Iredell, James, 1751-1799; Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897; Civil War--Battle of Albemarle Sound--Edenton ; CSS ALBEMARLE (Ironclad); Edenton Cotton Mill (Chowan County); Edenton Peanut Factory; St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Edenton); Privott, Haywood C., 1862-1931; Chowan County Courthouse (Edenton); Cupola House (Edenton); Penelope Barker House (Edenton); Roanoke River Lighthouse; James Iredell House (Edenton); Lane House (Edenton); Corbin, Francis--Lord Granville's Agent; Architecture--Jacobean style ; Architecture, Queen Anne style; National Register of Historic Places--North Carolina

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Beachboard, Leslie

Its names come from two generations of owners named Allen and a man who never set foot on its grounds. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, designated a state landmark, the Arthur Allen House reflects eighteenth century Virginia life, as house museum and historic site.

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 2019, p78-81

Arthur Allen House--see also Bacon's House (Surry, Virginia); Architecture--Jacobean style ; Bacon, Nathaniel, 1647-1676; Plantations--Virginia--Bacon's Castle; Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ; National Register of Historic Places--Virginia--Arthur Allen House; National Historical Landmarks--Virginia--Arthur Allen House