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Bath, North Carolina: A Town Where Time Seems To Stand Still
(Editor’s Note: This is the
f«rs( in a series of features
.» . .'tia
Carolina Travel and
Tourism Division designed
for weekend travel. This
story is on the “Down East”
region’s places of historical
interest.)
Bath is North Carolina’s
oldest town. It was in
corporated in 1705. There is
a story that an evangelist,
one George Whitfield,
became unhappy with the
town people of Bath. As he
crossed the water leaving
the town, he removed his
shoes and shook the dust of
Bath from his feet. He then
pronounced a curse that the
town would not prosper.
Since then the town has
burned twice, but it now
prospers as a perfect
reflection of the Colonial
era.
Why not visit Bath and the
surrounding “Down East”
countryside this weekend?
You will step back into
Colonial history and the
heritage of North Carolina.
Blackbeard is said to have
married his thirteenth wife
here, built a home, and
roamed the waters for some
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six years, before meeting
his death off the North
Carolina coast. Talk of
hidden treasure still sur
faces.
Before Bath was
established,. the spot was
inhabited by Indians who
fished from the shores of the
Pamlico River.
It’s easy to turn back the
clock in your mind as you
walk through Bath. There
are no crowds and no sense
of urgency. The beauty and
fragrance of camellias,
azaleas and other plants and
flowers are springtime
treats.
Historic Bath is main
tained as a state historic
site, and several buildings
that drip with history are
open to visitors.
The Palmer-Marsh
House, built in 1744, is a
National Historic Land
mark. It is an excellent
example of early eighteenth
century Carolina ar
chitecture, and one of the
state’s oldest remaining
houses.
St. Thomas Episcopal
Church is the earliest North
Carolina church still in
existence. The “Queen Anne
Bell”, located in a small
English-type belfry, was
purchased from Queen
Anne’s Bounty, a fund
established by her in 1704 for
church furnishings and
charity. On the second
Sunday in June, couples who
were married in the church
return to renew their vows
during “Bride and Groom
Day.”
The Williams House, near
St. Thomas Church, is also a
fine example of early
construction.
Historic Bath is open
Tuesday through Saturday
from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.,
and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00
P.M. Admission fees are
SI.OO for adults and 50 cents
for Children.
An hour-and-a-half drive
north of Bath is another
picturesque and historic
city, Edenton. Edenton is
still a mirror of well
preserved eighteenth and
nineteenth century homes.
The Barker House is the
Visitor Coiter of Historic
Edenton. The house was
built about 1782. Thomas
Barker, London agent for
the colonies, lived here and
his wife, Penelope, presided
over the Edenton Tea Party
on October 25, 1774, which
was the earliest known
instance of political activity
by women in the American
colonies.
The Cupola House (c.
1725), has been called “the
best example of an existing
wooden house in the
Jacobean tradition.” A
vegetable garden at the
back, and the formal garden
in the front have been
restored.
The Iredell House (c.
1776) was the home of
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that has good seed peanuts. They
germinate better than the others,
usually better than they're tagged.
“The reason I know about Gold
Kist peanuts is because I raise seed
for them, and I know first hand all
the attention they give to putting
out a first class seed.
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standards Gold Kist sets. Os
course, they start me out right with
the seed I plant. It’s probably the
best seed available. Then I have to
be careful to keep my fields clean
and free from disease. Both the
state and Gold Kist check us out
for that. And we can't follow
peanuts with peanuts. We have to
rotate every three years.
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They have to be dried right, too,
so we have the proper moisture.
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doing, and that's what finally
insures good seed for the farmer.
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They provide us with the best seed,
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Battleboro, Como, Conway, Darlington,
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Seaboard, Sunbury, North Carolina;
Florence. South Carolina.
THE CHOWAN HERALD
colonial patriot James
Iredell and the birthplace of
James Iredell, Jr., governor
of North Carolina from 1827
to 1828. The Chowan County
Courthouse was in con
tinuous use from the time it
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IN EDENTON The Barker House (c. 1782), home of Thomas Batter, cninnini agent in
England and his wife Penelope, of Edenton Tea Party fame, is now the Visitor Center for
Historic Edenton, North Carolina. (N. C. Travel and Tourism Division photo by Clav
Nolen.) ;
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HISTORIC LANDMARK The Palmer-Marsh House at Bath, North Carolina, was the
home of Colonel Robert Palmer, who prior to the American Revolution, was surveyor
general of North Carolina. The structure, a National Historic Landmark, is part of the
Historic Bath State Historic Site. (N. C. Travel and Tourism Division photo by day Nolen.)
was built in 1767 until early
1960, when a new courthouse
was completed. It is con
sidered one of the finest
Georgian courthouses in the
south. St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church has the oldest
Services Held
For Jordan
GREENVILLE Francis
A. (Cotton) Jordan, 53, died
Saturday. Funeral services
were held at 2 P.M. Monday
in St. James United
Methodist Church. Burial
was in Pinewood Memorial
Park.
Mr. Jordan was a former
resident of Edenton and was
active in Edenton United
Methodist Church. The
family moved to Greenville
a short time ago.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs.
Mary Alice Howard Jordan;
two sons: Christopher and
David Jordan, both of the
home; and two daughters:
Miss Mitzi Jordan of the
home; and Miss Alison
Jordan of Chapel Hill.
Committee
Is Chosen
Governor Jim Hunt today
named four distinguish**)
area leaders to his statewide
Campaign Steering Com
mittee. The Committee is
comprised of respected
community leaders from
across the state. They will
help advise the Governor on
local issues and concerns.
Serving are Gilliam Wood
of Edenton; Mayor W. D.
Cox and Jim “Catfish”
Hunter of Hertford; and
Mayor E. V. Wilkins of
Roper.
Said Governor Hunt, “I’m
very proud to have this
outstanding group of
citizens as my personal
advisors during the cam
paign year. They represent
a broad range of expertise
and interests and I believe
they will be very effective in
pinpointing the needs of
North Carolinians.”
Co-chairing the Steering
Committee are Senator
Kenneth Royall, Jr. of
Durham and Charlotte
Mayor Eddie Cox.
charter in the state and is
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building in North Carolina.
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Center is the starting point
for a guided tour of the town
and a visit to five buildings.
Tours are given Tuesday
through Saturday from
10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., and
Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00.
Admission prices are:
adults $3.00, students $1.00;
one building: adults $1.50,
students 75 cents.
Somerset Place State
Historic Site near Creswell
is adjacent to Pettigrew
State Park. The two are a
perfect blending of the
natural with the historic -a
discovery of plantation life
as it was long ago.
Somerset is on the edge of
Lake Phelps, which was
once known as the “Eastern
Dismal”, and for many
years the region was called
a “haunt of beasts”.
Josiah Collins 111 began
construction on the 14-
room mansion in 1830: The
Collins mansion was the
gathering place of the
plantation society.
Large gardens, lawns
tree-bordered drives and
walkways were laid out.
“The buildings were so
numerous that visitors often
commented that the
dwelling looked like a
village,” said one report.
The mansion is con
structed of heart cypress cut
on the plantation, and the
design is similar to homes
found in New Bern. The old
carriage lane remains at
Somerset Place, and it’s
easy to visualize carriages
bringing visitors to the
mansion many years ago.
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Somerset Place js open
from 9:00 to 5:00 PJIL
Monday through Saturday
and 1:00 to 5:00 P.M. on
Sunday. Guided tours are
furnished, and there is no
admission charge.
Historic Hope near
Windsor was the home of
Governor David Stone. The
Historic Hope Foundation
has gone to minute detail to
restore the home with
precise detail. It was con
structed about 1803, and
combines elements from the
early Georgian style with
the Federal Period. The
winter kitchen is one of the
eye-catching attractions at
Hope. Two walls of the
library have floor to ceiling
bookshelves which held the
1400 volumes listed in
Stone’s estate. Hope is open
Tuesday through Saturday
from 10:00 A.M to 5:00
P.M.; Sunday 2:00 to 5:00
P.M. Admission: adults
$1.50, children 75 cents.
Another area of historical
significance is Historic
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