The October “Where Is This” photo by Carolina Country’s Renee Gannon features a bronze teapot atop a revolutionary war-era cannon commemorating the Oct. 25, 1774, Edenton Tea Party. Sculpted in 1905, the teapot, located on Colonial Avenue, sits about a block from the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse (in background), the oldest courthouse in the state still in operation. Under the leadership of Penelope Barker, 51 colonial women gathered that day to sign a letter to Britain’s King George III stating they would no longer purchase British tea or cloth as result of excess taxes. This act is seen as the first woman-led political protest in the United States. Reader Deb Crotts noted the sculpture was modeled after a teapot owned by fellow Edentonian Samuel Johnston, who served as NC governor from 1787–1789. The winning entry chosen at random from all correct submissions came from Linda Arneson of Sunset Beach, a Brunswick Electric member.
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