North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-92
University Of N.C. At Chapel Hill. First state university to open its doors, 1795. Chartered in 1789 under the Constitution of 1776.
East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-135
Navy B 1 Band. In May 1942 a group of 44 African American musicians broke U.S. Navy's color barrier, enlisting at general rank. Barracks were 1/4 mi. W.
West Franklin Street at South Roberson Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-100
Harriet M. Berry 1877 1940. Champion of good roads. Her intensive lobbying led to 1921 law creating modern state highway system. Born 8 mi. N.
NC 86 at I-40 north of, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-101
Julian S. Carr 1845 1924. Industrialist & civic leader. Benefactor of Trinity College. Headed United Confederate Veterans. Grave 1/4 mi. S.
West Chapel Hill Street in Durham, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #H-114
Paul Green 1894 1981. Playwright, teacher, & humanitarian. Awarded Pulitzer Prize, 1927. His 16 outdoor dramas included The Lost Colony (1937). Lived 1 mile E.
US 15/501 at SR 1724 (Old Lystra Road) south of, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-133
Carl T. Durham 1892 1974. Congressman, 1939-1961. A druggist, he shaped pharmaceutical legislation & chaired atomic energy committee. Lived 1 mi. S.
NC 54 at Carl Durham Road, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-132
Astronaut Training. Morehead Planetarium trained NASA astronauts in celestial navigation for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab missions, 1960-75. Dome 450 ft. S.
Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker #G-127
Journey Of Reconciliation. 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 April 13, riders arrived at local bus station then 20 yards west. A mob attacked one rider. Four others were arrested and sentenced to 30 days on chain gangs.
North Columbia Street at Rosemary Street in Chapel Hill, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, United States