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The Record Office is the approved local repository of The National Archives so holds official records relating to the County Durham area, potentially covering the pre-1974 county area plus those parts of the North Riding of Yorkshire incorporated into the 1974 county.
Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 324,833, [1] ... Durham County Library website;
Durham County is the most liberal-leaning county in North Carolina, with over 80% of the county voting for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. [100] The city's politics have long been dominated by the activities of two local political action committees , the People's Alliance (PA) and the Durham Committee on the ...
1867 - Durham incorporated. [2] 1869 - Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in Hayti. [3] 1880 - Population: 2,041. [4] 1881 Town becomes seat of newly established Durham County. [2] [5] W. Duke Sons & Company tobacco manufacturer in business. [6] 1887 Durham Hebrew Congregation established (approximate date). [7]
On March 12 1955, when the new D. H. Hill Library was dedicated, its hours were extended through 11 p.m. [82] On December 8, 1967, closing hours were extended to midnight. [83] In 1996, a system of 24-hour service (Sunday night through Thursday night) was instituted.
Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie"), also called Hayti District, is the historic African-American community that is now part of the city of Durham, North Carolina. [1] It was founded as an independent black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.
The Museum of Life and Science—previously known as the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the NC Children's Museum—is an 84-acre (340,000 m 2) science museum located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The museum campus lies in the midst of the Northgate Park neighborhood, bisected by Murray Avenue.
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