Coker Hills
District of Chapel Hill
North Carolina - United States

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery is a graveyard located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Located at 35.9109, -79.0441 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina, National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landmarks, 1798 establishments, Protected areas of Orange County, North Carolina

Silent Sam

Silent Sam is a statue of a Confederate soldier by John Wilson on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is located on McCorkle Place, the university's upper quad; facing Franklin Street on the northern edge of campus. The statue was funded by the University Alumni and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was erected in 1913 as a memorial to the 321 alumni who lost their lives in the American Civil War and all students who joined the Confederate States Army.

Located at 35.914, -79.0524 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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East Chapel Hill High School

East Chapel Hill High School ("East") is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the second high school of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district which contains two other high schools, Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School. The mascot is the Wildcat, in keeping with the school system's theme of big cats for high school mascots.

Located at 35.9607, -79.0292 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Carmichael Arena

William Donald Carmichael, Jr. Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels women's basketball team. The arena opened in 1965 as Carmichael Auditorium. It is named for William Donald Carmichael, Jr. , a popular former school vice-president and brother of All-America basketball player Cartwright Carmichael.

Located at 35.9095, -79.0454 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Order of Gimghoul

The Order of Gimghoul is a collegiate secret society headquartered at Hippol (or Gimghoul) Castle in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The order was founded in 1889 by Robert Worth Bingham, Shepard Bryan, William W. Davies, Edward Wray Martin, and Andrew Henry Patterson, who were University of North Carolina students at the time. The society is open to "notable" male students (rising juniors and higher), and faculty members by invitation.

Located at 35.9119, -79.0361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Old Well

The Old Well is a small, neoclassical rotunda located on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place. The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897. It was designed by the university registrar Eugene Lewis Harris (1856-1901), an artist and 1881 graduate of the institution, who served as registrar from 1894 to 1901. It is the most enduring symbol of UNC.

Located at 35.9121, -79.0512 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Tin Can (basketball arena)

Officially named the Indoor Athletic Center (or Court), the Tin Can was the home of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball from the 1924 season until the team's relocation to the Woollen Gymnasium in 1938. It replaced Bynum Gymnasium, a venue known for its unusual running track suspended above the court. Rudimentarily built of steel, attempts to heat the building during early season at first failed, with ice often forming inside: “ The Tin Can was always freezing [... ...

Located at 35.9092, -79.0469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Basketball venues in North Carolina, Defunct college basketball venues in the United States, Demolished sports venues in the United States, Indoor arenas in the United States, North Carolina Tar Heels basketball venues, Defunct indoor arenas

Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar SUV attack

In March 2006, Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar, an Iranian-American, intentionally, as he confessed, hit people with a sport utility vehicle on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to "avenge the deaths of Muslims worldwide" and to "punish" the United States government. While no one was killed in the attack, nine people were injured (none seriously). Shortly after the attack, he turned himself in and was arrested.

Located at 35.9101, -79.0486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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University of North Carolina School of Law

The University of North Carolina School of Law is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Established in 1845, Carolina Law is among the oldest law schools in the nation and is the oldest law school in North Carolina. It is consistently ranked in the top-tier of law schools, and its 2014 US News and World Report ranking is 31st.

Located at 35.9086, -79.0424 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Davie Poplar

Davie Poplar is a large tulip poplar tree, approximately 300-375 years old, located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, named in honor of Revolutionary War general and founder of the University William Richardson Davie. It was already a large tree as plans were being drawn up for the University in 1792, and legend has it that Davie personally chose to locate the school lands around the tree after having a pleasant summer lunch underneath it.

Located at 35.9129, -79.0517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Coker Arboretum

Coker Arboretum (5.3 acres) is an arboretum within the North Carolina Botanical Garden on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is open daily without charge. The arboretum was established in 1903 by Dr. William Chambers Coker, the university's first professor of botany, who loved East Asian species and added many throughout the 1920s into the 1940s, including conifers and one Metasequoia, as well as daffodils and daylilies.

Located at 35.9137, -79.049 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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WCHL (AM)

WCHL is a radio station based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina broadcasting at 1360 AM. It is the flagship station of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill radio sports broadcasts and an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network. Much of its programming is geared towards the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community, with a focus on local news and community affairs programming.

Located at 35.9383, -79.0267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Boshamer Stadium

Cary C. Boshamer Stadium is a baseball stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team.

Located at 35.9065, -79.043 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Baseball venues in North Carolina, College baseball venues in the United States, North Carolina Tar Heels baseball, North Carolina Tar Heels sports venues

Henry Stadium

Francis E. Henry Stadium is a multi-use stadium primarily used for field hockey located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on the campus of the University of North Carolina. Originally built as Navy Field, it was heavily renovated in 1999 with a generous gift to UNC. It seats 1,086 fans.

Located at 35.9073, -79.0426 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Woollen Gymnasium

Woollen Gymnasium was the home of the University of North Carolina's physical education classes from 1937, and the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball from early 1938. The Gymnasium was named after Charles T. Woollen, Class of 1905. The gymnasium replaced the nearby arena colloquially known as the Tin Can. The Woollen Gymnasium was the home court of Tar Heel basketball until 1965, when Carmichael Auditorium was completed as an annex to Woollen, sharing the Gymnasium's eastern wall.

Located at 35.9093, -79.0459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Center for the Study of the American South

The Center for the Study of the American South (CSAS) is an academic organization dedicated to the study of "southern history, literature, and culture as well as ongoing social, political, and economic issues" at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Located at 35.9158, -79.0482 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The first UNC journalism class was taught in 1909 in the English department. The Department of Journalism was founded in 1924. It became a school in 1950. In 1990, Mass Communication was added to the name. In 1999, the School moved into Carroll Hall. The School has been nationally accredited since 1958 by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC). The School has 51 full-time faculty.

Located at 35.9102, -79.0518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Renaissance Computing Institute

Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) was launched in 2004 as collaborative institute involving the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University. RENCI develops collaborations that combined the expertise and resources of these three universities and North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park area.

Located at 35.9414, -79.0182 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Eddie Smith Field House

Eddie Smith Field House is the home of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the indoor track and field season, as well as an indoor training facility for Carolina football. The field house contains Dick Taylor Track, a six-lane, 200-meter Mondo track, and John Pope Practice Field. It opened in late 2001 and has hosted several ACC Indoor Championships since.

Located at 35.9091, -79.0431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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North Carolina Tar Heels sports venues

Murder of Eve Carson

Eve Marie Carson (November 19, 1985 – March 5, 2008) was a student at the University of North Carolina who was shot and killed on the morning of March 5, 2008, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. She served as student body president and was a recipient of the Morehead-Cain Scholarship.

Located at 35.9212, -79.0351 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill

The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill (PSCH) is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Founded in 1972 by Ida Friday and Georgia Kyser, the society works to save and restore Chapel Hill's natural and man-made, historic artifacts. PSCH is heavily involved in the preservation of local murals, rock walls, historic neighborhoods, and important local structures.

Located at 35.9178, -79.0452 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bynum Gymnasium

Bynum Gymnasium (now Bynum Hall) was the first home of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball. It was built in 1904 as a general gymnasium and swimming pool, and hosted the basketball team for the first fourteen years of its existence (1910–24). The most distinctive feature of the gymnasium was its second level running track suspended above the court.

Located at 35.9117, -79.0497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Halloween on Franklin Street

Halloween on Franklin Street is a yearly tradition in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that encompasses a massive gathering on Franklin Street, the cultural hub of the town. The Halloween celebration began in the early 1980s as a considerably smaller event, involving Chapel Hill residents and college students from The University of North Carolina. Attendees of the event dress up in creative Halloween costumes and walk up and down Franklin Street celebrating the holiday.

Located at 35.913, -79.055 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Chapel Hill Museum

Chapel Hill Museum was a local cultural and historical museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The museum was founded in 1996 by leaders of the Town of Chapel Hill's Bicentennial Committee and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. In the decade since its founding, Chapel Hill Museum averaged over 20,000 visitors a year and provided education programs to over 3,500 local students a year. The museum closed in July 2010. The last day of operation was Sunday, July 11.

Located at 35.9164, -79.0475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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History museums in North Carolina, Museums in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Defunct museums in the United States

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science

The University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science, or more commonly known as SILS, is a graduate school offering Masters in Library Science (MSLS) and Masters in Information Science (MSIS) and Ph.D. degrees located in Chapel Hill, NC. Also offered are dual degree programs coordinated jointly with UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School among others. Currently, the U.S.

Located at 35.9116, -79.0478 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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