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| A random house in Edenton |
Our first stop was the Penelope Barker House Welcome Center to buy tickets for the 10:30 trolley tour.
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| Edenton Bell Battery on the property of the Penelope Barker House |
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| Inside the P.B.H. Welcome Center |
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| This was taken on the porch of the P.B.H. of our trolley |
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| Before the tour began |
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| The Cupola House is open for tours, but we did not go inside. |
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| Edenton Cotton Mill (Est. 1899) Historic District which is now condominiums. |
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| Mill House |
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| Edenton Peanut Factory |
After our 50 minute tour, we relaxed on the spacious back porch of the Welcome Center.
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| 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse |
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| Walking the boardwalk |
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| View from the boardwalk of the lighthouse and P.B.H. |
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| On our way to lunch |
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| Lunch at The Downtown Cafe and Soda Shoppe |
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| I had a Big Burger with a side of chips. It was one of the best burgers I have eaten. |
After lunch we drove around town to see the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse. On our walk to the courthouse lawn, we found the commemorative Edenton Tea Pot.
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| The Commemorative Edenton Tea Pot |
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| 1767 Chowan County Courthouse |
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| Surrounding views from the Courthouse lawn |
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| View of P.B.H. from Queen Anne Park |
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| Queen Anne Park |
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| The bridge in the background leads to a private gated community |
We then went the Edenton Visitor's Center and saw a 15 minute film.
Edenton has a Fish Hatchery and Aquarium which is a few miles from the Historic District.
Since the weather was so very hot, we did not go walking around the fish pools, but only went to the very small aquarium. There is not much to look at.
Back in the Historic District to St Paul's Episcopal Church.
By then it was mid afternoon, so we took a break for coffee at Edenton Coffee House. I got Italian Roast coffee and J. got a Pomegranate Italian Soda. I also bought a bag of Edenton Blend coffee to take home. It is very good.
The coffee shop was our last place in Edenton. We then headed to Washington where our room was reserved for that evening at Magnuson Hotel.
We ate supper at Speedy Wok which was in a shopping center near our hotel.
Washington has a waterfront park where we spent the remainder of our evening.
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| NC Estuarium |
