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RALEIGH, DURHAM, CHAPEL HILL A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT EDWIN MORGAN TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

Welcome to The Triangle… Welcome Raleigh – Durham Chapel Hill Photographer and Raleigh native, Edwin the exceptional commu- captures Morgan, nities of the Triangle. Raleigh,Durham, Chapel Hill

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY EDWIN MORGAN Copyright © 2007 by Twin Lights Publishers, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the copyright owners. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned and no responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or print- er for any infringement of copyright or oth- erwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied. PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS First published in the United States of America by:

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Opposite: PIEDMONT NATURE TRAIL PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS In the middle of the gardens, visitors can hike a two-mile trail through eighty-eight acres of forest that is typical of central . Benches provide a place to stop and enjoy nature’s abundant beauty.

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East of the Great Smokey Mountains, on the favorite festivals, and endulge in her pristine parks rolling, green hills of North Carolina’s Piedmont, and outdoor spaces. lies one of America’sPROPERY most unique OF phenomena, TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS known simply as “The Triangle.” Durham Anchored at three corners by Raleigh, Durham, Walk the historic grounds of the birthplace of and the college town of Chapel Hill, The Triangle America’s tobacco industry—the modest farm of is home to an unprecedented concentration of Washington Duke—where the first crops of mar- some of the most brilliant researchers, scientists, ketable tobacco grew out of a rich soil, perfect for medical practitioners, and educators in the coun- the task. try. This massive think tank, a deliberate collabora- Durham was the lucky recipient of the Duke tion of universities and industries, is responsible family’s boundless philanthropy, most notably for many high-tech products and innovations that Duke University, with its world-ranked medical continue to change lives throughout the global center. Now known as the “City of Medicine,” community. Durham hosts over three-hundred health and Filled with thePROPERY evocative work of RaleighOF TWIN native, LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS medicine related companies. Edwin Morgan, these photographs provide an inti- mate tour of the exceptional communities of the Chapel Hill Triangle. Chapel Hill is home to the first public university Raleigh in the country, UNC-Chapel Hill. It was the only one to award degrees to students in the 18th century. Raleigh was specifically built in 1792 as the state Morgan’s lens explores the forested grounds of capitol. Today, it is home to over 300,000 people one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, and is best known as the creator of Research Tri- where 27,000 students and a faculty of three thou- angle Park, the largest research park in the world. sand create a learning environment of world-class Morgan’s camera takes you inside the State excellence. Capitol, research-powerhousePROPERY North OF CarolinaTWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS State University, and Raleigh’s world-class muse- This richly-photographed tour of “The Triangle,” ums, with their highly-acclaimed collections of art, beautifully depicts one of America’s most fascinat- natural history, and science. Learn about Raleigh’s ing metropolises.

North Carolina State Bell Tower

Plans were launched in 1919 for a bell tower that would serve as a memorial for alumni who had died in WWI. After numerous delays and another world war, the bell tower was finally com- pleted thirty years later.

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Historic Tucker House (above and opposite)

At the turn of the 20th century, Blount The elegant residence is richly Street was the most fashionable detailed with hardwood floors, neighborhood in Raleigh, and the mahogany woodwork and dark Tucker House was one of its grand paneling. Interesting features include homes. It is a striking example of a library, radio room, telephone room, Neo-Classical Revival architecture. and butler’s pantry.

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Executive Mansion, Raleigh Mordecai Historic Park

The governor’s mansion (1891), in the Originally one of the largest planta- fashionable Blount Street historic dis- tions in Wake County, the 1785 trict, is one of the state’s most striking Mordecai House is one of Raleigh’s examples of Victorian Queen Anne oldest residences. President Andrew architecture. Michael Easley is the Johnson’s birthplace was moved to twenty-seventh governor to live there. these grounds in the early 20th century.

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Fannie Heck Historical Marker (above) Heck-Andrews House (opposite)

The highway marker honors Fannie Shortly after the end of the Civil War, Heck, who lived in this house when a successful armaments manufacturer she founded the North Carolina named Jonathan Heck build one of Woman’s Missionary Union, a Baptist the first, post-war, grand residences in organization. She served as president Raleigh and set the tone for the well- from 1886 until her death in 1915. to-do neighborhood.

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State Legislative Building Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial

Designed by Edward Durell Stone in “After the Firefight” depicts the first 1963 in a blend of modern and classi- Native-American and African-American cal architectural styles, the Raleigh to be honored by a monument on building is unique because it is solely Raleigh’s Union Square. The monu- used by the legislative branch of gov- ment was designed by North Carolina ernment. sculptor Abbe Godwin.

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Women of the Confederacy (top) George Washington (bottom) Ensign Worth Bagley

This poignant statue on State House The statue depicts Washington as a Son of a prominent Raleigh family, grounds depicts the futility of war. A Roman officer, writing the first words Ensign Bagley was the first Naval offi- mother reads her son a story about of his farewell address. It is a copy of cer killed in the Spanish-American the sacrifices of war. He listens, grasp- the original statue by master sculptor War. It is one of several statues on the ing a sword that he will use when he Antonio Canova which resided in the state house grounds that honor fallen goes off to battle as a young man. original state house from 1820–1831. sons and daughters of the South.

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State Capitol One of America’s Best Cities

This Greek Revival structure was built Raleigh’s population has risen to in a cross style, with a domed rotunda approximately 350,000, making it one in the center, connecting the four of the fastest growing cities in the wings. The old legislative chambers country. Combined with its sister and other rooms have been restored cities, Durham and Cary, the popula- to their original 1840’s appearance. tion is over one-and-one-half million.

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Martin Luther King Memorial “Let Freedom Ring” (bottom) Memorial Fountain Gardens (top) This evocative park opened in Raleigh Water flows softly over the surface of This life-sized likeness of Dr. Martin in 1989 as the first public park in the a twelve-ton, granite monument, Luther King, Jr. is mounted on the country dedicated exclusively to civil inscribed with the names of civil rights ground making it more accessible to rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, pioneers. The King Memorial Wall the public. Children, especially, enjoy Jr. and the civil rights movement. surrounds his statue with 2,400 bricks holding Dr. King’s outstretched hand. naming the park’s supporters.

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Moore Square (top and bottom) “Acorn,” Moore Square

One of Raleigh’s four original public hosts anticipated festivals such as the This ten-foot-tall sculpture was squares designed in 1792, Moore Artsplosure, an outdoor arts festival designed to commemorate Raleigh’s Square is the center of a vibrant, that features hundreds of visual and bicentennial in 1992. A fitting tribute revitalized area that includes City performing artists and First Night, to the “City of Oaks,” the copper Market, Exploris Museum, shops, art Raleigh’s world-famous New Year’s acorn glows at night when floodlights galleries and restaurants. The Square Eve celebration. transform it into a shimmering beacon.

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North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh Pint-Sized Thrills

Wild rides aren’t the only attraction at Back in 1891, curious fairgoers climbed the state fair. Numerous food booths aboard “Switchback Railroad,” the offer every mouth-watering snack your first midway ride built on the fair- taste buds can imagine. Kids know grounds. Today there are thrill rides that on “fair day,” their parents will for all ages, depending on your give in to their sweet-tooth demands. courage and, of course, your height.

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State Farmer’s Market (top and bottom) Orange Harvest (opposite)

A friendly vendor tempts passersby spread of local produce in comfort- October is a fun-filled month at the with fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes at able, climate-controlled spaces. market. Kids’ activities include con- Raleigh’s sprawling farmers market. Gardeners can find the season’s best tests and prize money for the largest Sponsored by the North Carolina plants, trees and flowers. Special and best-decorated pumpkin, a Department of Agriculture, this 75- events highlight fruits and vegetables Halloween Haunted House, a moon- acre market showcases a delectable at their peak times. walk, and musical entertainment.

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Future Favorites in Bloom (top) Cool Oasis (bottom) J.C. Raulston Arboretum (opposite)

Filled with blooming plants all year Children dip their hands into a cool The arboretum garden is a nationally- round, the Plant Trials area at Raleigh’s pond at the Arboretum, one of many acclaimed research and teaching gar- J.C. Raulston Arboretum tests new water features on display that inspire den of North Carolina State University’s cultivars of bedding plants. It is one of homeowners with landscaping ideas. horticulture department. It showcases the national testing sites designated Free tours are offered every Sunday the most varied selection of superior by All-America Selections. afternoon from March to October. plants for southeastern landscaping.

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An Afternoon Stroll Art in the Park (top) William B. Umstead State Park (bottom)

One of Raleigh’s scenic city parks, The Sertoma Arts Center, located in The serene, natural beauty of these Shelly Lake, features deep, green this Raleigh park, is the perfect place deep woods where visitors can hike, woods and a beautiful lake for swim- to indulge in artistic pleasures and fish, or ride horseback along trails, is ming, boating and fishing. Visitors can find new outlets for your creativity. surprisingly surrounded by the enjoy a slow walk or a fast jog on the Classes in photography, painting, metropolises of Raleigh, Durham, two-mile lakeside trail. drawing, and pottery are available. Cary and Park.

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Pullen Park, Raleigh A Walk in the Park

Even today, seventy-five cents still In the heart of Raleigh is a sprawling buys a magical ride on the back of a oasis of nature that attracts over a mil- tiger, horse or other animal kingdom lion visitors yearly. Paddle boats, favorites. This Raleigh park’s vintage greenways, a swimming pool, play- 1912 carousel is on the National grounds, tennis courts and an amuse- Register of Historic Sites. ment park make it a top attraction.

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North Carolina Museum of History Six Centuries of History

This prolific museum is filled with arti- Since 1902, this state museum has facts and exhibits from yesteryear and amassed a diverse collection of more present-day North Carolina, as diverse than 150,000 artifacts of North as World War II spy gadgets and Carolina life over six centuries. The Richard Petty’s stock car. museum provides backpacks filled with activities for their young visitors.

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Flying High Through History (above) North Carolina Treasures (opposite)

Suspended above the museum lobby Journalist and history buff, Fred Olds 1902. He ran the museum for 32 years is this authentic Gyro-Copter, a flying wrote newspaper articles about the and personally collected nearly 30,000 machine invented by Raleigh’s Igor state’s history in the late 20th century. artifacts. Some were strange, but Benson. Nearby is a replica of the He asked readers to bring their arti- many were genuine treasures. Most Wright Brothers’ 1903 plane that con- facts to him. Soon he had collected important, Olds excited the public quered gravity above the Outer Banks. enough to open the Hall of History in about the history of their great state.

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North Carolina State University Centennial Campus

Founded in 1887, North Carolina State Centennial Campus is the university’s dozens of new companies have is a nationally recognized research uni- world-class research park where over a evolved out of this high-tech incuba- versity and the largest in the state, hundred businesses and government tor over the past two decades, collec- with over 30,000 students enrolled. It agencies partner with university faculty tively providing thousands of jobs in is known for its design, agriculture, to produce scientific and technical pharmaceuticals, textiles, software, engineering, and textile programs. innovations. Hundreds of patents and and environmental engineering.

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Terror of the South Museum of Natural Sciences

Nicknamed Acro, or “Terror of the Atokensis, a 110-million-year-old The largest natural history museum in With four floors of exhibits, live ani- South,” this giant, prehistoric animal is predatory dinosaur. At 13 feet tall and the Southeast is also the most-visited mals, and exciting hands-on activities, a top attraction at the North Carolina forty feet long, Acro towers over museum in North Carolina. After 121 the museum provides a unique view Museum of Natural Sciences. This is neighboring exhibits of 200 species years, the Raleigh museum moved to of the natural world by studying North the only skeleton on display anywhere of live animals including hellbender this splendid, new building, quadru- Carolina’s diverse geography, geology, in the world of Acrocanthosaurus salamanders and two-toed sloths. pling the size of its previous quarters. plants and animals.

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Exploris Museum (opposite) North Carolina Museum of Art (above)

Visitors to this provocative, interactive This internationally acclaimed muse- museum step into the virtual worlds of um contains a collection of art and neighbors around the globe via artifacts that spans five-thousand hands-on lessons about Earth’s natural years. It is best known in art circles for resources, dancing in other countries its remarkable collection of European and touching the Berlin Wall. paintings and sculpture.

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“Blue Dancer” Art Across the Ages

The North Carolina Museum of Art’s The museum display works from contemporary collection highlights Ancient Egypt through centuries of major works by European and Ameri- European art, with important pieces can artists such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner by Giotto, Botticelli, Raphael, Peter and Marsden Hartley. Above is “Blue Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck, Dancer,” by Alexander Archipenko. Antionio Canova and Claude Monet.

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Bennett Place (above, left and opposite)

Seventeen days after General Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston negotiated the largest and final troop surrender of the Civil War at Durham’s Bennett Place.

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Living History (above and opposite)

Every Wednesday visitors to the farm- stead at Bennett Place can observe early American life, including daily chores, gardening, cooking, spinning, washing, and children playing games that were popular in the 19th-century.

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Duke Homestead and Tobacco Birth of the Tobacco Industry (opposite) Museum (above) Visitors to the Homestead take a fasci- This remarkable museum exhibits nating walk back in time to the birth- 19th-century artifacts and archives, place of the modern tobacco industry while the Duke Homestead tells the in the early 1800’s. The original Duke personal story of Durham icon and residence and several out-buildings tobacco farmer, Washington Duke. are on display.

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Tobacco Harvesting (top) Tobacco Farm Chores (bottom) Duke Homestead

The historic homestead hosts many Those attending the Homestead’s After the Civil War, the Duke family smoking tobacco. Success was imme- popular annual events such as a special events and festivals can returned to find their small farm rav- diate everywhere it was introduced. Tobacco Harvest Festival and Mock observe a 19th-century tobacco farm aged. Fortunately, the Yankees had Eventually, the Duke family formed Tobacco Auction in September and in action, from harvesting to curing overlooked a small quantity of leaf the American Tobacco Company and an Herb, Garden, and Craft Festival the world-famous North Carolina tobacco, enough to eventually begin went on to control ninety percent of in June. bright leaf tobacco. manufacturing “Pro Bono Publico,” a worldwide tobacco sales.

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Duke Homestead Tobacco Museum Historic Tobacco Pipes (top) Tobacco Advertisments (bottom)

This modern museum tells the fasci- The craftsmanship of fine tobacco Advertisements for The Pride of nating story of the Duke family and pipes are among many exhibits that Durham and other historic tobacco the birth and growth of the tobacco showcase a wide variety of smoking brands are displayed throughout the industry, using a combination of his- paraphernalia, including meerschaum museum. The image of tobacco was toric artifacts and photographs, multi- pipes and the elegant, 19th-century initially crafted to appeal to men, and media and animatronics displays. “Britain’s Best Briars” pipes. later, to women as well.

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Great Barn, Durham Historic Stagville

The surviving structures of Historic When the Civil War began, Stagville Stagville provide a fascinating view of had nearly nine-hundred slaves tend- a pre-Civil War southern plantation. ing crops in fields that covered 30,000 Built in 1860 by slave craftsmen, the acres. Established in the late 1700’s, Great Barn was the largest building in Stagville become the largest planta- North Carolina devoted to agriculture. tion in North Carolina.

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Museum of Life and Science, Durham Colors in Nature

The Magic Wings Butterfly House is In a lush setting of exotic plants at the just one of the many interesting Museum of Life and Science are a exhibits in this interactive museum. thousand butterflies from all over the Here, the joy of experiencing the nat- world. Exquisitely patterned insects ural world is celebrated with up-close emerge from their chrysalises to dis- experiences in state-of-the-art exhibits. play their pageantry.

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Durham Central Park (above) West Point on the Eno (opposite)

A key part of Durham’s master plan Located on a protected stretch of the for revitalizing downtown neighbor- Eno River, this historic park has hiking hoods, Durham Central Park is a new, trails, a working blacksmith shop and five-acre park that provides a commu- a reconstructed grist mill that grinds nity venue for cultural and outdoor corn and wheat. Sherman’s cavalry activities for the area. camped here at the end of war.

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Sarah P. Duke Gardens A Fulfilling Garden Experience

Adjacent to renowned Duke University Walk along the gardens’ meandering Medical Center is one of the finest pathways through woodlands and public gardens in the country. Known formal plantings. Rest at a gazebo for the brilliance of its landscape draped with sweet, fragrant wisteria, design and horticultural expertise, the and lunch at the Terrace Café amidst gardens are a top Durham attraction. nature at its best.

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Duke University Chapel (above) Soaring to the Heavens (opposite)

Gracing the highest ridge on campus This magnificent structure of volcanic with spires rising over one hundred North Carolina stone was the first feet, this neo-Gothic chapel is the built on the new University campus in legacy of the University’s founder, 1930. Its monumental tower would James B. Duke, who died ten years normally grace a large Gothic cathe- before the chapel was completed. dral, not a smaller chapel such as this.

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Musical Magnificence (opposite) Bible Stories in Glass (above)

When the air fills with the magnificent Seventy-seven stained glass windows sounds of Duke Chapel’s famous grace this magnificent chapel and Flentrop Organ, it is the same tonal depict every major scene in the Bible. experience as hearing Bach’s music In the style of French Gothic cathe- played in 18th-century Europe during drals, the scenes feature stylized the golden age of the organ. figures and bright colors.

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Brightleaf Square A New Downtown Look

At the turn of the 20th century, this The former warehouses of the trendy shopping area in Durham’s American Tobacco Company are now revitalized downtown area was the home to an upscale shopping com- state’s first commercial district with plex. Brightleaf Square shops are warehouses bustling with tobacco filled with antiques, clothing, rare industry activity. books, and much more.

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Carolina Theatre Heritage on Stage

The Carolina Theatre incorporates a golden shafts of wheat and a subtle The city of Durham’s renovation of this neo-classical and beaux-arts style that dogwood pattern are entwined by blue vintage theatre is one important part was popular in 1925. Along with the ribbons on either side of the stage. The of the master plan to strategically stylized interior is an Egyptian influ- multi-million-dollar renovation, com- revitalize the downtown area and, at ence resulting from the discovery of pleted in 1994, enhances the theatre’s the same time, restore the symbols of King Tut’s tomb in 1922. Crossed, heritage. its rich heritage.

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City of Medicine (above) Duke Children’s Hospital (opposite)

Durham is synonymous with state-of- Durham has many top-ranked medical the-art medical services, with more and research facilities, as well as diet than three hundred health-related and fitness centers. Duke Children’s companies and medical practices Hospital is one of the nation’s best employing one third of the popula- with innovative services, cutting-edge tion. technology and a top-notch staff.

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Bimbé Festival (top) Arts and Crafts (bottom) Modern and Traditional (top) The Rhythm of Bimbé Festival (bottom)

Sponsored by the Hayti Cultural Festival exhibits celebrate the rich arts Bimbé is a joyous celebration of the Music is everywhere at the Bimbé Center, Bimbé is one of the oldest and crafts traditions of African and energizing music, art, dance and Festival where visitors dance or just cultural festivals in the country and Caribbean culture. Lively colors and clothing styles found throughout tap their feet to the hypnotic rhythms one of the region’s biggest. This free fine details of the hand-painted plates African and Caribbean cultures. of hip-hop, jazz, blues, gospel music annual event attracts loyal fans to and other wares convey a distinct Traditions from distant lands are and hot Latin beats with a distinctive Durham every year. ethinc heritage. passed down to future generations. Caribbean flavor.

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Streets of Southpoint, Durham Forever Young

USA Today featured this new down- Children at play are immortalized in town attraction as one of “Ten Great this fantastic water-fountain sculpture. Places to Spend It All in One Place.” The colorful casts convey the light- Making headlines are over 140 unique hearted innocence of chilidhood and shops and restaurants, along with bring out the child in all who enjoy major department stores. them.

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Durham Armory North Carolina Central University

The old Durham Armory is one of five In 1910, this Durham university was buildings in the city’s downtown Civic founded as a state liberal arts college Center Complex. Strategically located for African Americans. It is now a in the center of the arts and historic regional university, open to all ethnici- districts, the Armory has a large audi- ties, with graduate programs in law, torium/ballroom and meeting rooms. business, education, arts and science.

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Durham Bulls Athletic Park Wool E. Bull

The Bulls have been a minor league The Duham Bulls’ mascot is a cele- baseball tradition since 1902 and brity amongst baseball mascots. Wool began playing in their new athletic E. Bull has been voted onto the ballot park in 1995. Hundreds of Bulls for the Mascot Hall of Fame. Out of players have gone on to distinguish six professionals, he’s the only Minor themselves in the majors. League mascot on the ballot.

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Hayti Heritage Center (above) Windows of Heritage (opposite)

This vivacious cultural center, carved The Hayti Heritage Center is housed out of an historic sanctuary, pays trib- in historic St. Joseph’s AME Church, ute to the dignity and resolve of a an outstanding Gothic structure built Durham neighborhood once recog- in 1891. Elaborate stained glass nized as the most prosperous African- windows memorialize major church American community in the nation. contributors and tell Biblical stories.

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Ackland Museum (above) “Head of Buddha” (opposite)

Located on the UNC campus, the The Ackland Museum has the most Ackland Museum’s permanent collec- significant collection of Asian art in tion includes over 15,000 art objects the state. “Head of the Buddha” a from Asia, Africa, and America. It is 15th-century bronze carving from renowned for its prominent European Thailand (foreground), is the only one painting and sculpture collections. of its kind in the United States.

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Final Resting Place Art Appreciation

Even though William Ackland was not As part of UNC-Chapel Hill, Ackland an art collector, he wanted the people Museum’s mission is to create a of his native South to know and love provocative environment for the learn- fine arts. He bequeathed his fortune to ing and appreciation of art for stu- establishing the Ackland Museum and dents, faculty and the public. stipulated that he be buried inside.

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Kenan Football Center “Ramses,” the Mascot

Named after a generous benefactor, From the start, Ramses has been good the $50-million-dollar Frank H. Kenan luck for the Tarheels. When the ram Football Center and Sports Museum walked onto the field as the official at U.N.C.-Chapel Hill houses what is mascot in 1924, the team’s unrelenting widely considered to be the best foot- slump was magically broken with a ball facility in the nation. perfect drop kick in the fourth quarter.

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Kenan Sports Museum An Historic Dormitory

The Kenan Football Center’s Sports When UNC opened in 1793, it was the Museum showcases sports memora- young nation’s first public institution bilia and a multi-media history of the of higher education. “” was Carolina Tarheels. Eighteen outstand- its first and only structure and was ing players have earned a place in its built near an Anglican chapel in what Hall of Fame. became the town of Chapel Hill.

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Ayr Mount, Hillsborough (above) Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower (opposite)

Ayr Mount is one of the state’s most The bell tower at UNC, a gift of two stunning plantation homes from the university alumni in 1931, rises 172 feet Federal era (c.1815). Painstakingly above campus grounds. Every hour, restored and furnished with period the familiar sound of the carillon’s bells antiques, it offers guided tours and a is a melodic reminder of the great his- one-mile Poet’s Walk around the estate. tory of America’s first state university.

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Unsung Founders Memorial (top and The (opposite) bottom) A long-standing superstition of the The base of this memorial is held up country’s oldest university states that by three-hundred figures depicting if a student drinks from the fountain African-Americans who were instru- at the school’s old well on the first mental in the building of UNC. Five day of classes, he or she is destined stone seats circle the table. for straight A’s.

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Margaret Lane Cemetery (above) U.N.C. Cemetery (opposite)

The Margaret Lane Cemetery in This pastoral cemetery tells stories of Chapel Hill is an historic burial ground. the university and the town that grew This cemetery, with its rough and bro- up around it. Students often find it a ken fieldstone markers, contains the good place for quiet contemplation. only known records of many slaves The oldest grave dates back to 1798, who lived and died in the county. and all the remaining plots are taken.

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Playmakers Repertory Company Historic Playmakers Theater

A professional theater company of Built in 1851 in the style of a Greek U.N.C.’s Department of Dramatic Arts, Revival temple, this distinctive UNC the Playmakers Repertory Company structure was the performance space gives university drama students a of the original Carolina Playmakers unique opportunity to mentor in all who were instrumental in bringing the aspects of professional playmaking. folk drama genre to American theatre.

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Varsity Theater, Chapel Hill (above) Paul Green Theater (opposite)

With its familiar neon marquis, the This university theater is named after oldest remaining movie theater is part renowned graduate and Pulitzer Prize- of the charm of East Franklin Street, winning playwright, Paul Green, whose the heart of this college town. realistic plays portrayed the lives of Restaurants and music shops add to African-Americans and white tenant the area’s popularity with students. farmers in the South.

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Morehead Planetarium and Mysteries of the Universe (top) Planetarium Rotunda (bottom) Science Center Over 100,000 people attend sky shows Fine art adorns the walls of the plane- A gift of UNC alumnus John Morehead at the Star Theater, where the myster- tarium’s striking rotunda. Center-stage III, the university planetarium is one of ies of the universe unfold before their is a statue of distinguished UNC alum- the nation’s largest, with a 68-foot, eyes. Planetarium staff thrills the audi- nus, James K. Polk, who went on to domed Star Theater and state-of-the- ence with tales of lunar landings, become the eleventh president of the art star projector. black holes and the Big Bang. United States.

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Memorial Hall Memorial Hall, UNC

After an $18-million transformation of The 1,625-seat concert hall is part of the 1931 structure, the UNC Memorial UNC’s new Arts Commons, which Hall re-opened in 2005 as a state-of- extends from the university’s front the-art venue for world-class music, door down to the Historic Playmakers dance and theater. The North Carolina Theatre, a symbolic intersection of the Symphony performs here regularly. arts on campus and in the community.

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A Home of Great Thinkers Horace Williams House

The historic Horace Williams House This historic Chapel Hill house has been home to outspoken univer- evolved over several architectural sity professors, including Benjamin periods. The central farmhouse Hedrick, who was fired by UNC- section of the house (c.1840) has Chapel Hill due to his outspoken original pine floor boards, mantel, opposition to slavery in the 1850’s. and window surrounds.

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Entertaining in Style (above) Horace Williams Portrait (opposite)

The parlor and entrance hall of the Horace Williams was a beloved philo- Thomas Wolfe, called him a “great Horace-Williams House were built in sophy professor at UNC-Chapel Hill teacher” in his classic You Can’t Go the 1880’s, and are decorated with for fifty years. Many nights, he would Home Again. Fully restored, the popular furnishings and details of meet with his students in the front house is a cultural treasure and an the period. The dark, parquet ceiling parlor to engage in lively philosophic exhibition space for North Carolina displays meticulous craftsmanship. discussions. One student, novelist artists.

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Chapel Hill Museum (top) Character and Characters (bottom) Chapel Hill Museum Exhibits

After a noble fire-fighting career, this Opened in 1997, the museum pres- Attracting 20,000 visitors annually, 1914 Model T fire truck was officially ents an average of twelve exhibits of exhibits in this young museum focus retired. It was the first motorized fire different scope and size to represent on all aspects of Chapel Hill life and truck, complete with hoses, which “the character and characters of history—from “Lost and Found,” a shortened the time to get to fires and Chapel Hill.” Education programs community art project, to a collection increased the water’s power and reach. reach 2,000 local students annually. of historic pottery pieces.

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North Carolina Botanical Gardens (above) Quiet Haven (opposite)

Encompassing nearly one-thousand Shake off a stressful day at the office acres, including a nature preserve, or study without interruption on a the botanical gardens are a leading secluded bench under the shade of force in native plant education and the botanical gardens’ towering trees. conservation in the southeastern The beauty and serenity provide a United States. natural quiet haven.

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Garden Visitors (above) Piedmont Nature Trail (opposite)

In the middle of the gardens, a quaint The Piedmont Nature trail is where birdhouse attracts two feathery visi- hikers can treck a two-mile trail tors while a curious boy can’t resist through eighty-eight acres of forest putting his hands in the dirt. The gar- typical of central North Carolina. dens blend formal display areas with Benches provide a place to stop and natural areas and hiking trails. enjoy nature’s abundant beauty.

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Coker Aboretum (above) Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice (opposite)

Now part of the North Carolina Botani- Next to the football stadium where cal Gardens, the arboretum dates Charlie Justice made history in the back to 1903, when William Coker, late 1940’s, the statue of this all- UNC’s first botany professor, turned a American tailback rises in his honor. boggy pasture into an outdoor class- Justice was one of the most celebrat- room featuring native plantings. ed college players of his time.

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Carrboro Farmers Market Locally Grown (top) Cream of the Crop (bottom)

This nationally-recognized market Located just a few miles from down- The market has sold fresh fruits, veg- delights its customers with free tast- town Chapel Hill, everything available etables, prepared foods, flowers and ings of melons, strawberries, and in this nationally-acclaimed market is crafts since 1974. Recently, Audubon tomatoes. “Chef’s Choice” is a special grown or produced within a 50-mile Magazine voted Carrboro one of the event where local chefs serve dishes radius and sold by the same people country’s “Top-Ten Cream of the created with fresh market produce. who grew it. Crop” farmers markets in the nation.

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Spence’s Farm In Touch

This historic family farm has a new life Spence’s Farm is an ideal, back-to- as a unique teaching environment. basics setting for children to experi- The curriculum is built around life on ence enjoyable barn-yard activities a working farm so that children can such as horse-back riding or making learn the joy of nature and working pottery. with farm animals.

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Patterson’s Mill Country Store Old Time Medicine

A detour off the main road in Chapel An off-the-beaten-track treasure, the Hill leads to a special treat at the end country store features artifacts from of this rutted, country lane. This is an the Patterson’s Mill community, includ- authentic, turn-of-the-century country ing the vials, potions, and medical store, doctor’s office and pharmacy, tools used by pharmacists and doc- filled with memorabilia and souvenirs. tors at the turn of the 20th century.

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Chapel Hill’s Main Drag College Town Center

Nicknamed “the Southern Part of Beginning at the planetarium and Heaven,” Chapel Hill is a great place running parallel to UNC’s campus, for a leisurely walk, whether exploring Franklin Street bustles with the sights UNC’s beautifully landscaped campus and sounds of students who come or strolling down Franklin Street, the here for its quaint shops, music stores, city’s main drag. cheap eateries, and Varsity theatre.

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Stories on the Wall (above) Hillsborough Courthouse Clock (opposite)

History marches along the side of a Historic Hillsborough was once the brick building in this artistic interpre- state capital of North Carolina. Built in tation of Chapel Hill’s rich heritage. the 1840’s, this courthouse features an An eclectic mix of outdoor mural 18th-century clock that continues to styles dot the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel keep perfect time. Hill area.

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Apple Chill Festival (top, bottom, opposite)

The “Kids Zone” at the Apple Chill A springtime arts and crafts street fair, street festival is a source of pure Apple Chill provides a great outdoor delight. There is plenty for adults, too, venue for area talent. Each year the from paintings, pottery, jewelry and Chapel Hill fair becomes increasingly woodworking to live music perform- popular, attracting record-breaking ances and international food courts. crowds of 30,000-plus.

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