First Assembly
Inscription
In 1665 the Albemarle County Assembly, the initial
lawmaking body in Carolina,
met in this area. Convened
by Wm. Drummond, governor.
Location
AddressUS 17 at SR 1140 (Okisko Road) north of Little River
CountyPasquotank
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.247682, -76.325648
Sources
More markers in Pasquotank
Culpeper's Rebellion
Elizabeth City, NC
Culpeper and Durant led a revolt against British trade laws, seized the government 1677, 2 mi. SE.
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
Founded in 1891 as Negro normal school.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City, NC
Governor, 1933-1937, friend of education, member of General Assembly, solicitor.
Stephen B. Weeks
Historian, bibliographer, collector of North Carolina books and manuscripts, professor at Trinity College, 1891-93.
Mount Lebanon Church
Elizabeth City, NC
A.M.E. Zion. Organized about 1850 as mission to serve black Methodists.