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is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,394 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chowan County. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for historical tourism and the location of many Bed and Breakfast Inns. Edenton achieved international notoriety for the infamous Little Rascals child-abuse case, the subject of journalist Ofra Bikel's award-winning trilogy of documentaries
(1997). The 2007 independent feature film,
starring Will Patton. was shot entirely on location in historic Edenton.
Edenton was incorporated in 1722 and served as the capital of North Carolina from 1722 to 1743, with the governor establishing residence in the town and the population increasing.