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Durham County, NC
Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, making it the sixth-most populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Durham, which is the only incorporated municipality predominantly in the county, though very small portions of cities and towns mostly in neighboring counties also extend into Durham County. The central and southern parts of Durham County are highly urban, consisting of the city as well as several unincorporated suburbs. Southeastern Durham County is dominated by the Research Triangle Park, most of which is in Durham County. The northern third of Durham County is rural in nature. Durham County is the core of the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 2,106,463 in 2020. History The county was formed on April 17, 1881, from parts of Orange County and Wake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartlett Snipes Durham
Dr. Bartlett Leonidas Snipes Durham (November 3, 1824 – February 2, 1859) was an American physician and entrepreneur whose land, donated for a railway station, became the location of Durham, North Carolina, named for him. Biography Bartlett S. Durham was born and raised roughly west of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in rural Orange County. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, he returned to Orange County and, in 1847 or 1848, purchased of undeveloped land in the eastern portion of the county, between settlements known as Prattsburg and Pinhook, likely as a speculative investment, in advance of the planned North Carolina Railroad. In 1849, Durham donated , directly adjacent to his estate, "Pandora's Box", to the railroad. The railroad, in turn, named the stop, Durham's Station in his honor. The collection of stores and houses a mile to the west of Prattsburg became "Durhamville" and the site of the new station by the early 1850s. Shortly the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carr Township, Durham County, North Carolina
Carr Township is one of six townships in Durham County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 2,441 according to the 2010 census. Geographically, Carr Township occupies in eastern Durham County. The township is occupied by small portions of the city of Falls Lake. The township was formerly part of Cedar Fork Township in Wake County Wake County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, making it North Carolina's most-populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the U ... but was created in a 1911 transfer to Durham County along with parts of Oak Grove Township. References Townships in Durham County, North Carolina Townships in North Carolina Populated places established in 1911 1911 establishments in North Carolina {{DurhamCountyNC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellerbe Creek
Ellerbe Creek is tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for more than twenty miles through North Durham. The Ellerbe's watershed begins near Orange County north of Interstate 85, near the WDNC radio tower and Bennett Place. The creek flows through many of Durham's most historic and culturally significant areas, including Ninth Street, Downtown Durham, beneath Durham Athletic Park, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, the Museum of Life and Science, the old Durham Landfill, Duke University East Campus, Trinity Park, Walltown, Northgate Mall, and towards the end crosses Fishdam Road. The Ellerbe eventually flows into Falls Lake, about a mile south of the Eno River. It has been cited as the most polluted creek in The Triangle region of North Carolina. A watershed improvement plan was prepared by the Brown and Caldweld firm for the City of Durham in 2010. Some say Ellerbe is a name derived from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crabtree Creek (Neuse River Tributary)
Crabtree Creek is a tributary of the Neuse River in central Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The creek begins in the town of Cary and flows through Morrisville, William B. Umstead State Park, and the northern sections of Raleigh (roughly along I-440) before emptying into the Neuse at Anderson Point Park, a large city park located in East Raleigh. History Lassiter Mill According to the City of Raleigh plaque at the site, one of Wake County's first mills was located on Crabtree Creek at a site known as "the Great Falls of Crabtree." The first mill was constructed before 1764, and the current foundations are remnants of a grist mill constructed by Cornelius Jesse Lassiter in 1908. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1958. Today, the Lassiter Mill site is a Raleigh City park, part of the greenway system, and is open to the public. Flooding The creek lies within a flood plain that is historically prone to frequent flooding throughout its length, even after mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling View State Recreation Area
Rolling is a type of motion that combines rotation (commonly, of an axially symmetric object) and translation of that object with respect to a surface (either one or the other moves), such that, if ideal conditions exist, the two are in contact with each other without sliding. Rolling where there is no sliding is referred to as ''pure rolling''. By definition, there is no sliding when there is a frame of reference in which all points of contact on the rolling object have the same velocity as their counterparts on the surface on which the object rolls; in particular, for a frame of reference in which the rolling plane is at rest (see animation), the instantaneous velocity of all the points of contact (e.g., a generating line segment of a cylinder) of the rolling object is zero. In practice, due to small deformations near the contact area, some sliding and energy dissipation occurs. Nevertheless, the resulting rolling resistance is much lower than sliding friction, and thus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Farm Biological Reserve
Mason may refer to: Occupations * Mason, brick mason, or bricklayer, a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork, or who lays any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces * Stone mason, a craftsman in the stone-cutting and shaping industry Organizations * Mason (Freemasonry), a general term for a Freemason * George Mason University in Virginia, US ** Its athletic program, the George Mason Patriots People * Mason (given name) * Mason (surname), an English, French or Italian surname * Mason sept of Clan Sinclair * Mason (musician) (born 1980), Dutch electronic music producer, real name Iason Chronis Places * Mason, Illinois * Mason, Grant County, Kentucky * Mason, Magoffin County, Kentucky * Masons, Maryland * Mason, Michigan, in Ingham County * Mason, Houghton County, Michigan * Mason, Nevada * Mason, New Hampshire * Mason, Ohio * Mason, Oklahoma * Mason, South Dakota * Mason, Tennessee * Mason, Texas * Mason, West Virginia * Mason ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little River Regional Park And Natural Area
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson ** ''The Littles'' (TV series), an American animated series based on the novels Places *Little, Kentucky, United States *Little, West Virginia, United States Other uses * Clan Little, a Scottish clan *Little (surname), an English surname *Little (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1912 to 1915 *Little, Brown and Company, an American publishing company * USS ''Little'', multiple United States Navy ships See also * * * Little Mountain (other) *Little River (other) Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horton Grove Nature Preserve
Horton may refer to: Places Antarctica * Horton Glacier, Adelaide Island, Antarctica * Horton Ledge, Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica Australia * Horton, Queensland, a town and locality in the Bundaberg Region * Horton River (Australia), in northern New South Wales Canada * Horton, Ontario, a township * Horton River (Canada), a tributary of the Beaufort Sea * Horton Township, Nova Scotia, an 18th-century township; see Wolfville United Kingdom * Horton Beach, Port Eynon Bay, Wales * Horton, Berkshire, a village and civil parish * Horton, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet of Ivinghoe * Horton or Horton by Malpas, Cheshire, a village and former civil parish * Horton, Dorset, a village and civil parish ** Horton Priory, its ruined religious house upon which the parish church was built * Horton, Gloucestershire, a village * Horton, Lancashire, a village and civil parish * Horton, Northamptonshire, a village * Horton, Blyth, Northumberland, a village * Horton, Chatton, a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollow Rock Nature Park
Hollow may refer to: Natural phenomena *Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse * Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley *Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals Places * Sleepy Hollow, New York, a municipality formerly known as North Tarrytown *Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Hollow (Marvel Comics), a mutant formerly known as Penance *Hollows, fictional beings in the manga and anime series ''Bleach'', see List of Hollows in ''Bleach'' Films * ''Hollow'' (2011 American film), a 2011 American drama film * ''Hollow'' (2011 British film), a 2011 British horror film * ''Hollow'' (2014 film), a 2014 Vietnamese horror film Literature * ''Hollows'' (series), a series of novels and stories by Kim Harrison *"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", by Washington Irving Music * Hollow (band), a progressive power metal band from in Umeå, Sweden Albums * ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stagville
Stagville Plantation is located in Durham County, North Carolina. With buildings constructed from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century, Stagville was part of one of the largest plantation complexes in the American South. The entire complex was owned by the Bennehan, Mantack and Cameron families; it comprised roughly and was home to almost 900 enslaved African Americans in 1860. The remains of Historic Stagville consist of , in three tracts, and provides a unique look at North Carolina's history and general infrastructure in the antebellum South. Among structures on the Stagville site are several historic houses and barns, including the original Bennehan House and some of the original slave quarters, which were in an area known as Horton Grove. The Bennehan House, built 1787 with a large addition in 1799, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973; Horton Grove, an area of two-story slave residences built in 1850, was listed in 1978. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Falls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina, it covers along the shores of Falls Lake. History Prior to 1978, flooding of the Neuse River caused extensive damage to public and private properties including roadways, railroads, industrial sites and farmlands. The Falls Lake Project was developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers to control damaging floods. Construction of the dam began in 1978 and was completed in 1981. In addition to recreation opportunities, Falls Lake now provides flood and water-quality control, water supply, and fish and wildlife conservation. In 1992, the NC Division of Parks and Recreation took control of the James Mangum House as part of Beaverdam Recreation Area. Rock Cliff Farm is owned by the federal government, and part of a large acreage managed by the state of North Carolina as the Falls Lake State Recreation Area. It was list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eno River State Park
Eno River State Park is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Orange Counties, North Carolina. Together with the adjoining West Point on the Eno city park, the two parks preserve over 14 miles (22.5 km) of the Eno River and surrounding lands. There are five public access areas with features including twenty-four miles of hiking trails, canoe launches, picnic areas, and historic structures. Trails Buckquarter Creek Beginning at the parking lot for the Piper-Cox Museum, the Buckquarter Creek Trail goes up the river at Few's Ford. A staircase takes visitors to a view of the Eno River rapids down below. This loop is marked by red blazes. Holden Mill loop and the Ridge Trail branch off from the Buckquarter Creek Trail. Cabelands The Cabelands Trail is long and is marked by red blazes. The trail passes through the few remains of the Cabe Mill. The stretch of the river is very rocky and is usually known as Cabe's Gorge. Cox Mountain The Cox Mountain Trail is marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
