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The earliest recorded mention of Maiden's Bower was in 1346. Before the Battle of Neville's Cross the Durham monks, led by Prior John Fossor, raised the holy corporax cloth from St. Cuthbert's tomb as a banner on the cairn during a vigil. During the battle clergymen from Durham Cathedral used the slope around Maiden's Bower as a vantage point. [4]
West Point on the Eno is a city park and historical center covering 412 acres (1.67 km 2) in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. Several historical structures are conserved on the site: West Point Mill - a reproduction colonial-era mill that is now a museum.
The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.The district encompasses 14 contributing buildings and three contributing structures built by the American Tobacco Company and its predecessors and successors from 1874 to the 1950s.
The Hill Building is a 17-story modernistic skyscraper located in Durham, North Carolina.Built in 1935–1937, the Hill Building was designed by New York City architecture firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, [1] best known for the design of the Empire State Building.
The highest point of historic County Durham is the trig point (not the summit) of Burnhope Seat, height 746 metres (2,448 ft), between Weardale and Teesdale on the border with historic Cumberland in the far west of the county.
At some point, Durham’s leaders are going to have to admit that this ShotSpotter trial wasn’t the best idea, or they must admit that it’s going to be more costly and less effective than it ...
Southpoint is on the verge of a transformation. The Durham City Council approved a plan in June that will allow the mall’s owners to build over 1,300 apartments, a hotel and office space in ...
North Carolina Highway 98 (NC 98) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina and a semi-urban traffic artery connecting Durham, Wake Forest, and Bunn as well as many small to medium-sized towns in the north portion of The Triangle region of North Carolina.