Chapel Hill in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Carl T. Durham
1892-1974
Erected 2015 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-133.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine.
Location. 35° 55.439′ N, 79° 10.48′ W. Marker is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County. Marker is at the intersection of North Carolina Route 54 and Carl Durham Road, on the left when traveling west on State Route 54. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2823 NC-54 W, Chapel Hill NC 27516, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bingham School (approx. 5 miles away); Carrboro “Truth Plaque” (approx. 5½ miles away); Elizabeth Cotten (approx. 5.9 miles away); Hargraves (approx. 6.2 miles away); Navy B-1 Band (approx. 6.3 miles away); The Chapel Hill Nine (approx. 6.4 miles away); Journey of Reconciliation (approx. 6.7 miles away); Kuralt Building (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chapel Hill.
Also see . . . Carl T. Durham.
Born at White Cross in 1892, Carl Thomas Durham was a pharmacist and Democratic congressman from the Sixth District of North Carolina (Orange, Durham, Guilford, and Alamance Counties) from 1939-1961. Durham served on many committees but namely as charter member and later chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, member of the House Armed Services Committee, U.S. representative on the International Atomic Energy Agency, and delegate to the 1954 Atoms for Peace Conference in Geneva. His influence can be most clearly identified on issues related to the armed services, civil defense, atomic energy, and pharmaceutical regulation. Three key contributions can be identified, as follows.(Submitted on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 11, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. 2. submitted on August 1, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.