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EDENTON, N. C.

\ˈɛdəntən], \ˈɛdəntən], \ˈɛ_d_ə_n_t_ə_n]\

Definitions of EDENTON, N. C.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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Was founded in 1715, named for Governor Charles Eden, and for a time was the place of meeting of the Legislature of the colony.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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