After another game of golf, Danny, June, Jack and I took off on another road trip, this time to the town of Edenton. Edenton is a very pretty little town with fairly large, well maintained houses. It is popular as a retirement town and is filled with history. It was the first permanent settlement in North Carolina and the second capital of the Provence of North Carolina. It is also known for the Edenton Tea Party, the first known political action by women in the British American colonies. The movement was headed by Penelope Barker, whose home still stands and is open to the public. We took a boat ride around the waterfront going past many old, beautiful homes and the 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse. We ran out of time on Friday, so we decided to go back on Saturday. First up on Saturday was a parade celebrating the Peanut Festival going on that weekend. The small town parade was a lot of fun. We later took a trolley ride touring all the historic parts of the city. There are a lot of beautiful, old homes plus an old cotton mill and the small homes that were built close to the mill for the workers.
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| First stop lunch |
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The Penelope Barker House
(this is the back door - the front doors of all homes faced the water) |
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The 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse
(which was relocated to this area)
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| One of the many beautiful homes along the waterfront |
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| An interesting sculpture along the main street |
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The Cupola House built in 1758
(the oldest house in the town) |
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| Getting ready for the parade |
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| One of several old cars |
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| This little boy was having a lot of fun |
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| An interesting bowling shoe |
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| The little boat we toured in |
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| A quaint little coffee shop for lunch |
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| This house was built around 1883 |
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| 150 year old Magnolia tree |
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