{"slug": "edenton-north-carolina", "label": "Edenton, North Carolina", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edenton%2C_North_Carolina", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2028258", "qid": "Q2028258", "description": "town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1705, 1752], "span_label": ["1705 CE", "1752 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "north-carolina", "label": "North Carolina", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "province-of-carolina", "label": "Province of Carolina", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "new-bern-north-carolina", "label": "New Bern, North Carolina", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "raleigh-north-carolina", "label": "Raleigh, North Carolina", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1705, "year_label": "1705 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – The Province of Carolina incorporates the town of Bath, making it the first incorporated town in modern-day North Carolina. The town becomes the political center and de facto capital of the northern portion of the Province of Carolina until Edenton is incorporated in 1722.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355353320#January–March", "title": "1705", "revid": 1355353320, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1712, "year_label": "1712 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "After many years of settlement, the Town on Queen Anne's Creek is established as a courthouse for Chowan County, North Carolina. The town is renamed Edenton in 1720, and incorporated in 1722.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367964331#Date_unknown", "title": "1712", "revid": 1367964331, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1720, "year_label": "1720 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Town on Queen Anne's Creek, North Carolina is renamed Edenton, in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles Eden; it is incorporated in 1722.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358044251#Date_unknown", "title": "1720", "revid": 1358044251, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1722, "year_label": "1722 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Edenton is incorporated as the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina. The governor and assembly of North Carolina move to Edenton, making it the de facto capital of North Carolina until 1746, when the government is moved to New Bern.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365128046#Date_unknown", "title": "1722", "revid": 1365128046, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Gabriel Johnston, British Governor of the Province of North Carolina, moves to New Bern, the province's largest. New Bern replaces Edenton as the capital of North Carolina until Raleigh is established in 1792.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360271173#Date_unknown", "title": "1746", "revid": 1360271173, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1752, "year_label": "1752 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 25", "text": "August 25 – The first group of the United Brethren church, commonly called the Moravians, leaves Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on a mission to find 100000 acre of land on which to build \"Villages of the Lord\" for German emigres to settle upon in America; after a 450 mile journey, they arrive in Edenton, North Carolina on September 10 and eventually purchase the Wachovia Tract, a set of lands in the western North Carolina colony.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362993688#July–September", "title": "1752", "revid": 1362993688, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}