It's time, I think, to continue with the little trip we took down to Edenton last week. The stop Leslie and I made after lunch and the visitor's center was at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. I'd seen it as we passed by, asked the docent at the visitor's center about it and she highly recommended it.
Leslie parked on a side street and we walked through the gate into a cemetery that pretty much surrounds the church. Old, old tombstones.
So, we walked among them, reading dates where they were readable and tried to decipher those that weren't.
The churchyard dates from 1722 when Edenton became the capital of North Carolina. (I hadn't known that!!) Stone was not available there on the coast so tombs were made of brick or wood so over the years they did not last. It is said that there are 700 known graves which are no longer marked.
One of their possessions (the oldest one) is it's vestry minutes which had begun in 1701. They also still have a silver chalice given to them in 1725.
It was a very interesting place to visit and I am so glad we stopped by for a few minutes.
Leslie parked on a side street and we walked through the gate into a cemetery that pretty much surrounds the church. Old, old tombstones.
So, we walked among them, reading dates where they were readable and tried to decipher those that weren't.
The churchyard dates from 1722 when Edenton became the capital of North Carolina. (I hadn't known that!!) Stone was not available there on the coast so tombs were made of brick or wood so over the years they did not last. It is said that there are 700 known graves which are no longer marked.
One of their possessions (the oldest one) is it's vestry minutes which had begun in 1701. They also still have a silver chalice given to them in 1725.
It was a very interesting place to visit and I am so glad we stopped by for a few minutes.
Howdy! I was so glad to see you hadbeen to see me! I liked this post...fascinating old cemetery there! I love reading the stones too.....so interesting isn't it? So much to learn. So much to see...
ReplyDeleteHowdy! I was so glad to see you hadbeen to see me! I liked this post...fascinating old cemetery there! I love reading the stones too.....so interesting isn't it? So much to learn. So much to see...
ReplyDeleteIt is an experience to walk among all those tomb stones from so very long ago. I may be crazy but I love cemeteries! I always wish I could walk back in time and visit these people.....
ReplyDeleteI always love taking a walk in a cemetery. What a great, old church and I love the pews with the doors.
ReplyDeleteI want to visit Edenton sometime. I appreciate the story about the Edenton Tea Party and the boycott of all British products including their beloved tea in 1774.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous church and graveyard. I'd love to visit. Don't forget our ancestor William Drummond was the Royal Governor of N Carolina for a time while it was still a colony (as well as discovering and naming Lake Drummond in The Great Dismal, and rebelling against the Crown--after he came to his senses:-)--in Bacon's Rebellion in 1767 for which he was hanged. Plus his sword is in the Jamestown Museum!) We have a connection to that area when it was still considered part of Va. Awesome photos, Mom!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!
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