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-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-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-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 #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-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