Carrboro's roots began in the late 19th century when a
branch of the North Carolina Railroad extended south to
the edge of Chapel Hill, and the first local textile mill
opened nearby. Informally known as West End and
Lloydville, the community . . . — — Map (db m232693) HM
Presbyterian. Served by Hugh McAden, 1755-65. Henry Pattillo was first pastor. Church moved to Cedar Grove in 1893. Cemetery one mile S. — — Map (db m223139) HM
Morehead Planetarium trained NASA astronauts in celestial navigation for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab missions, 1960-75. Dome 450 ft. S. — — Map (db m171945) HM
John Sprunt Hill bought this block of buildings in the 1920's and donated it in parcels to UNC from 1947-51 with the stipulation that rent monies fund the North Carolina Collection at the library of the University which is still in effect to this . . . — — Map (db m86542) HM
In 1947 the Congress of Racial Equality & local citizens, black & white, protested bus segregation. Setting out from Washington, D.C. “freedom riders” tested compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring segregation on interstate buses. On . . . — — Map (db m223113) HM
Originally built in 1923, as a mattress factory, from 1926 until 1958 housed Berman's Dept. Store and The Intimate Bookshop until 1992, when it was destroyed by fire. Rebuilt 1993. — — Map (db m171951) HM
"He Also Shall Become a People, and He Also Shall Be Great" - Genesis XLVIII, 19
Emigrant from County Antrim, Ireland, to North Carolina before the Revolution; Lieutenant, 10th North Carolina Regiment, Continental Army; a . . . — — Map (db m286302) HM
In May 1942 a group of 44 African American musicians broke U.S. Navy's color barrier, enlisting at general rank. Barracks were ⅕ mi. N. — — Map (db m171947) HM
The oldest state university building
in the nation
Cornerstone laid by
William Richardson Davie
October 12, 1793
Third story 1822 • North addition, 1844
Designed by Alexander Jackson Davis
Old East,
University of North . . . — — Map (db m232683) HM
Herbert Lloyd and Julius Webb discovered an old sawpit dating back to 1813 when they built this brick building in 1900 to replace a row of wooden shops. It originally housed University Athletic Shop, a general merchandise store, and Carolina . . . — — Map (db m171949) HM
To the Sons of the University
who entered the War of 1861-65
in answer to the call of their
country and whose lives
taught the lesson of
their great commander that
duty is the sublimest word
in the English language.
Erected . . . — — Map (db m223115) WM
Constructed in 1923 by Robert L. Strowd, replacing an earlier building owned by Adele Tankersley. James L. Sutton and J. L. Alderman opened Sutton’s Drugstore here in 1923. Robert Foister operated a photography store in this building next to . . . — — Map (db m117135) HM
On this site, February 28, 1960, nine Lincoln High School students ignited the Direct Action Civil Rights Movement in Chapel hill with the first sit-in at Colonial Drug.
The Chapel Hill Nine
William Cureton, 18 •
John Farrington, 17 • . . . — — Map (db m171946) HM
Born in Pennsylvania about 1736. Served in Virginia Provincial Forces against Indians. Vestryman of the Parish-Church Warden. Chairman County Court. Major Orange County Militia. Member North Carolina Assembly, 1760-1768. Instrumental in establishing . . . — — Map (db m286315) HM
Chapel Hill’s first bakery, Hill Bakery, moved to this space in 1920. In 1946, Thell Jernigan bought the bakery, renaming it Thell’s Bakery, and James H. Davis bought the University Florist in the Pick Theatre Building next door. This building was . . . — — Map (db m117082) HM
Est. as community center for African Americans in 1945. Became key space for fellowship and organizing local civil rights activities. — — Map (db m232687) HM
United States Senator from Missouri, 1821-1851: Congressman; author: Jacksonian Democratic leader: was born, 1782, in this neighborhood. — — Map (db m223148) HM
The Alexander Dickson House, an ideal example of 18th-century "Quaker-plan" farmhouse, was built around 1790. Alexander Dickson, his wife, Elizabeth, and their nine children moved into this house in 1845. In addition to running the farm, Dickson . . . — — Map (db m139748) HM
From this spot where stood the Old State House was started an expedition of frontiersmen under Col. Richard Henderson, for Kentucky, led by Daniel Boone March 17, 1776 ----- • ----- “And they marched away solemnly as if going to the ends of the . . . — — Map (db m223119) HM
The Reverend Robert Burwell, his wife Anna, and their two children moved from Virginia to Hillsborough in 1835. The Presbyterians, who hired him as their minister, provided the family with a house which was built around 1821 on the corner of Union . . . — — Map (db m232399) HM
Delegates debated U.S. Constitution, July 21-Aug. 4, 1788 & voted to delay ratification until bill of rights was added. Met 100 yards S.W. — — Map (db m223545) HM
In honor and memory of those members who served in the Great World War 1914-1918
Thomas Bacon •
Wm. Eugene Berry •
Harlan G. Coleman •
John P. Dark, Jr. •
S.M. Gattis, Jr. •
Charles F. Haley •
John H. Hughes •
Sam L.W. Hughes • . . . — — Map (db m223120) WM
Born in New York, Yale graduate, judge. His home, nearby, destroyed by Regulators, 1770. Later Loyalist, British General, Governor. — — Map (db m74942) HM
“Away down the hill was a large baseball field … fenced in with oak boards every bit ten feet so we kids couldn't sneak in. Something was going on there every Saturday and Sunday. We had a good baseball team. A few went on to the . . . — — Map (db m232360) HM
Session House
After the Revolutionary War, the Town of Hillsborough promised the church property to the first denomination to "call a minister". In 1816 John Knox Witherspoon, grandson of Dr. John Witherspoon (the only clergyman to sign the . . . — — Map (db m252049) HM
HOST & NASCAR Timeline
1920-1933 – Stock car racing grows in popularity during the Prohibition era, when bootleggers who modified their cars for rough terrain held recreational races to see who had the fastest car.
1935-1940s – . . . — — Map (db m232426) HM
Operated, 1845 to 1884. Founded by Samuel W. Hughes. Attended by Wm. T. Dortch, David I. Craig, Geo. T. and P.H. Winston. Site is 1 mi. W. — — Map (db m98535) HM
A native of East Lothian, Scotland.
Settled in Orange County in 1774.
Member of Committee of Safety at Hillsboro 1775.
A proprietor of the Transylvania Land Company,
representing it before the Continental Congress
at Philadelphia in 1775.
An . . . — — Map (db m284345) HM
Lynching in America
Between 1865 and 1950, white mobs lynched over 6,500 black people across the United states. After the Civil war, most white people continue to support racially hierarchy and refuse to accept emancipation and black . . . — — Map (db m281443) HM
Nash–Hooper House
has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m139763) HM
Village of Occaneechi Indians on the Great Trading Path. Inhabited ca. 1680 – 1710. Visited in 1701 by the explorer John Lawson. ½ mi. E. — — Map (db m223126) HM
Although it lies in the shadow of a historic church, Hillsborough's Old Town Cemetery is not a traditional churchyard burial ground. One of North Carolina's oldest municipal cemeteries, it was established in 1757 by the colonial Assembly and is the . . . — — Map (db m232411) HM
Designed and erected, 1844 – 45
by
John Berry of Hillsborough, 1798 – 1870
Builder, Architect, Legislator, Humanitarian
Builder of distinguished structures in his native state
Contributor to the tradition of American architecture . . . — — Map (db m280471) HM
The first paper mill in North Carolina, built to relieve the paper shortage during the Revolution, was erected in this vicinity, 1777. — — Map (db m223128) HM
Site of First North Carolina Convention 1788
which refused to ratify the United States
Constitution; later ratified at Second
Convention 1789 in Fayetteville.
Placed by: Orange County Constitutional
Bicentennial Committee
July 23, . . . — — Map (db m139776) HM
This historic churchyard unifies five tracts of land given between 1824 and 1934 by Thomas Carter Ruffin and his Cameron family descendants. The pathway system and Memorial Garden were added in 2007 through the generosity of parishioners.
The . . . — — Map (db m187668) HM
The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia to crush Gen. . . . — — Map (db m13972) HM
This historic church has served as the home of Dickerson Chapel AME Church since 1867. But its story begins much earlier, in 1790, when it was built as the Orange County Courthouse, on a site two blocks to the south. At that time it was a plain wood . . . — — Map (db m284350) HM
This tablet marks the house of
Thomas Burke
1747-1783
An Able Statesman
Member of conventions at New Bern and
Hillsboro, 1775, Representative to
Provisional Congresses at Halifax, 1776,
Delegate to the Continental Congress, . . . — — Map (db m284343) HM
Established as the Orange County seat in 1754 where the Great Indian Trading Path crossed the Eno River, Hillsborough appears much as it did in the 18th century. Known as the "capital of the back country," Hillsborough was the scene of many . . . — — Map (db m171933) HM
The Burwell School was one of the earliest schools in North Carolina, which provided a scholarly education for young women. The school was established by Margaret Anna Burwell and Reverend Robert Burwell in 1837 and operated until 1857. Young women . . . — — Map (db m232361) HM
The Historic Occoneechee Speedway Trail (HOST) is located on a site whose history dates to the 17th century, when the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation resided here along the banks of the Eno River.
In the late 1700s, James Hogg, an original . . . — — Map (db m232424) HM
Governor, 1845-1849; Secretary of the Navy; United States Senator; Whig nominee for Vice-President in 1852. His home stands 150 yds. W. — — Map (db m98530) HM
Revolutionary War Patriot, appointed an official of Orange County, N.C. 1777.
Buried in Family Cemetery (now destroyed) nine-tenths mile east of Dodsons Crossroad
100 yards south of Highway 1177. — — Map (db m286348) HM
William Churton
FL. 1749 – D. 1767
English Surveyor - Cartographer
Laid Out Hillsborough, 1754
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Place by Exchange Club of
Hillsborough
1975 — — Map (db m223132) HM
William Hooper Esquire
Signer
Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776
Sponsored by the Davie Poplar Chapter
Erected by National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution of North Carolina
1937 — — Map (db m139769) HM
