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John Sprunt Hill

1869-1961

 
 
John Sprunt Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
1. John Sprunt Hill Marker
Inscription. Banker and attorney. Leader in credit union movement. Benefactor, UNC Library. Lived here.
 
Erected 1987 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-102.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
 
Location. 35° 59.383′ N, 78° 54.543′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is on South Duke Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 S Duke St, Durham NC 27707, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States
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of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: American Tobacco Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Durham's Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); North Carolina (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pauli (approx. 0.4 miles away); Impact (approx. 0.4 miles away); Family (approx. 0.4 miles away); J.T. & Mamie Christian House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Durham's Station (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. To better understand the relationship, study the marker shown.
 
John Sprunt Hill Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
2. John Sprunt Hill Marker
John Sprunt Hill Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
3. John Sprunt Hill Home
 
 
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 797 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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