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template: byway.jade
id: "12818"
name: "Edenton-Windsor Loop"
distance: "87"
duration: 2 hours
description: "This byway travels in a figure eight across Albemarle Sound, and the Chowan and Cashie Rivers."
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.albemarle-nc.com/"
    name: "Albemarle Region: Coastal North Carolina"
designations: 
  - North Carolina State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - NC
ll: 
  - -76.60856599999994
  - 36.05987200000004
bounds: 
  - - -76.95790099999994
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  - - -76.48921199999995
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At the edge of North Carolina, settlements began to spring up in the 1600s. This byways travels through several of North Carolina's earliest coastal communities and loops into the past with historic sites and villages.

Edenton, one of the towns the byway is named for, is a North
Carolina State Historic Site. It offers many temptations to
visitors-- especially those with an eye for history. As one of the earliest settlements in the state, Edenton claims a rich colonial heritage.

Windsor shares many of the same qualities that are found in
Edenton. Travelers will find old plantation sites and a town with a history. In addition to a walking tour of historic buildings, visitors may also see the Sans Souci two car ferries and explore the Cashie Wetlands.

Visitors will be entranced with the coastal beauty and places of the past on the Edenton-Windsor Loop.
