Chapel Hill, NC

CHAPEL HILL, p. v., Orange со., N. С., 28 ms. N. W. of Raleigh; from W. 286 ms. Watered by New Hope river. Seat of the University of North Carolina. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Orange County, NC

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CHAPEL HILL, p. v., Orange со., N. С., 28 ms. N. W. of Raleigh; from W. 286 ms. Watered by New Hope river. Seat of the University of North Carolina.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 73.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Chapel Hill, N. C., Orange co. On New Hope, a branch of Cape Fear River. Seat of the University of North Carolina. (See Colleges.) The locality is elevated and healthy, the soil fertile, and the water good. 28 miles N. W. from Raleigh.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 320.
Burial Place of
Name Type
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Location or Site
Date Title
James Buchanan to Harriet Rebecca Lane, May 14, 1859
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Visit of the President to North Carolina,” May 19, 1859
Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “The President’s Visit,” June 6, 1859
A Forgotten Journey of an Antebellum President: The Trip and Addresses of James Buchanan Delivered During His Journey to the Commencement of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1859
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