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Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

James E. Shepard

 
 
James E. Shepard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
1. James E. Shepard Marker
Inscription. Negro educational and religious leader. Founder of a college (1910), now N.C. Central University, its president to 1947. Grave 1˝ miles S.E.
 
Erected 1978 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-57.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCemeteries & Burial SitesEducation. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.
 
Location. 35° 58.201′ N, 78° 55.961′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. Marker is at the intersection of University Drive and Hope Valley Road (North Carolina Highway 751), on the right when traveling east on University Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3002 Hope Valley Rd, Durham NC 27707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Robert Franklin Durden (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Merrick (approx. 1.4 miles away); College Heights Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away); Former Site of Hillside High School
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(approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named College Heights Historic District (approx. 1.8 miles away); Centennial Chapel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Shepard House (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
 
James E. Shepard Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
2. James E. Shepard Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 530 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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