Contains about 120 graves on hilltop known as "Barbee Mountain", site of Barbee family plantation; engraved headstones for William Barbee, son of "Old Kit", and wife, Gaskey. William was a member of the House of Commons in 1819, and a merchant. . . . — — Map (db m171942) HM
Farmer, blacksmith and donor of 221 acres, first and largest land tract, to UNC in 1792. Stones mark probably site of 18th century Barbee residence, which was recycled as heartpine paneling for library of Dubose House. One of Kit's . . . — — Map (db m171941) HM
(Preface): 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 . . . — — Map (db m223114) HM
The "South Garden" was created in 1933 by Mr. & Mrs. David St. Pierre Dubose. They are buried in the family cemetery below the garden. — — Map (db m171944) 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
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
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
