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Title:
Map of Durham County, North Carolina prepared by the direction of the County Commissioners from actual surveys
Creator(s):
Durham County (N.C.). Commissioners and Board of Aldermen, Author
Wells and Brinkley Company, Engineer
Date:
1920
Description:
This 1920 map provides two views of Durham County. One view delineates the school districts in Durham County and indicates which schools served white or black pupils. It also identifies Mangum, Lebanon, Durham, Oak Grove, Carr, Patterson, and Cedar Fork townships and provides locations for cemeteries and roads. Another view labelled Cities of East and West Durham identifies street names for areas that are now customarily referred to as Old West Durham, including the Ninth Street business district, Trinity Park, Trinity Heights, Walltown (portion), Duke University (East Campus), Old North Durham, Downtown Durham and Fayetteville Street (Hayti), West End, Morehead Hill (portion), Edgemont and Morning Glory, Cleveland-Holloway Street, East End, East Durham (portion).
Source:
Map of Durham County, North Carolina prepared by the direction of the County Commissioners from actual surveys, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Dimensions:
95.3 cm x 76.2 cm

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Real property -- North Carolina -- Durham -- Maps
Segregation -- North Carolina -- History -- 20th century
Durham (N.C.) -- Maps -- 20th century
Durham (N.C.) -- History
Durham County (N.C.) -- Maps
Race relations -- North Carolina -- 20th century
Education -- North Carolina -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century
Durham County (N.C.) -- History

Geographic Term:
Durham County (N.C.)
Hayti (Durham, N.C.)
Fayetteville Street Business Section (Durham, N.C.)
Trinity Park (Durham, N.C.)
Durham (N.C.)

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