Edenton was the first capital of colonial North Carolina and home to such notables as James Iredell, Associate Justice of the first U. S. Supreme Court; Joseph Hewes, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Dr. Hugh Williamson, signer of the U. S. Constitution; Samuel Johnston, Governor and U. S. Senator and Penelope Barker, organizer of the Edenton Tea Party.
During the lead up to the American Revolution, two events stand out as notable for the premise that Americans will not be taxed for the benefit of others; the Boston and Edenton Tea Parties. A free people demand individual liberty not possible when bureacrats take what you earn.
1773 - Boston Tea Party
