Chowan County

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Chowan County is a historic county in northeastern North Carolina, known for its colonial heritage and waterfront county seat of Edenton.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Albemarle Sound
Bertie County NERFINISHED
Chowan River
Gates County
Perquimans County
Washington County
contains Albemarle Sound waterfront
Chowan River waterfront
Edenton Historic District
country United States of America
countySeat Edenton
FIPSCode 37XXX (Chowan County-specific code)
governmentType county government
hasFeature historic architecture
waterfront county seat
hasHeritage colonial heritage
hasHistoricSignificance colonial-era government center
hasHistoricSite Barker House
Chowan County Courthouse
Cupola House
hasJurisdictionOver Edenton
unincorporated communities in Chowan County
ISO3166-2 US-NC
linked to: North Carolina
largestSettlement Edenton
locatedIn Coastal Plain of North Carolina
North Carolina
northeastern North Carolina
locatedOn Albemarle Sound
Chowan River
namedAfter Chowan River
Chowanoc people
partOf Inner Banks
United States South Atlantic states
state North Carolina
subdivisionType county of North Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Edenton county Chowan County
Chowan County Courthouse ownedBy Chowan County government
linked to: Chowan County
Barker House locatedIn Chowan County, North Carolina
linked to: Chowan County
Cornelius Harnett placeOfBirth Chowan County, Province of North Carolina
linked to: Chowan County