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

North Carolina Central University

 
 
North Carolina Central University Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, January 8, 2011
1. North Carolina Central University Marker
Inscription. Founded 1910 by James E. Shepard for Negroes. State liberal arts college, 1925-1969. Now a regional university.
 
Erected 1970 by Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number G-53.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansEducation. 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 1910.
 
Location. 35° 58.509′ N, 78° 53.617′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is in North Carolina Central University. It is at the intersection of South Alston Avenue and East Lawson Street, on the left when traveling north on South Alston Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1307 South Alston Avenue, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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 of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clyde R. Hoey Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Edward Shepard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beulah C. Bowens Fuller (approx. 0.4 miles away); Centennial Chapel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shepard House (approx. 0.4 miles away); College Heights Historic District
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(approx. half a mile away); Algonquin Tennis Club (approx. half a mile away); Lincoln Hospital (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
 
Also see . . .  North Carolina Central University History - NCCU website. (Submitted on January 13, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
North Carolina Central University Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Patrick G. Jordan, January 8, 2011
2. North Carolina Central University Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 915 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Patrick G. Jordan of Graham, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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