Two firsts of the American rebellion against the British took place in northeast North Carolina. The women of Edenton rocked London with their bold petition to the King. Though lampooned there as the “Edenton Tea Party,” the event held to write it is a point of pride here. And in Halifax, N.C. became the first of the English colonies to officially declare support for independence.

This tour takes you to those events; an early uprising against royal over-reach; and points of militia resistance to the departure of Lord Charles Cornwallis’ British army. You also get to meet the most famous Patriot you never heard of, and the real father of the Navy, among other rebels in the American Revolution. Plus, you’ll learn a bizarre tale about rebels against the rebels!

#	Type	Name
1	Sight	Edenton
2	Stop	William Blount Birthsite
3	Stop	James Hogun Homesite
4	Stop	The Gourd Patch Affair
5	Stop	Thomas Blount Home
6	Stop	Hunter’s Mill
7	Stop	Swift and Fishing Creeks
8	Sight	Halifax
9	Stop	Nathaniel Macon Homesite & Grave