John Schelp, local history buff in Durham, sent me the following info on a historic walk that he will be conducting this Saturday morning. It looks like it ought to be very interesting & informative. ==================================================================== Neighborhoods Hike: East Campus, West Durham & beyond Saturday, April 10 at 9:00 AM Meet at Markham & Buchanan (free) What song writer for Nora Jones and Lou Rawls was "born on a kitchen table" behind Magnolia Grill? Where did Madonna take early dance lessons? Was Duke Chapel really going to be built in Walltown? What Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist went to EK Powe school? Why is Ninth Street called Ninth Street? Where did the father of Duke basketball live? Come along and find out... 4-mile loop starts at Markham & Buchanan (at the old City limits). We'll start by walking past the homes of Duke's famous faculty and coaches on Buchanan, including the father of Duke basketball. We'll go down Watts Street, past Trinity Park park, and then walk across East Campus to Ninth Street. We'll stroll up Ninth, past EK Powe, and see the South Ellerbe Creek Nature Area. We'll walk through an old mill village, see some old liquor houses and a parsonage that was ordered from the Sears catalogue. We'll continue up Oakland, past Oval Park, and Indian Trail Park in the Watts-Hillandale neighborhood. We'll head east along the West Ellerbe Trail in the 17-acre wood, then walk past the old Watts Hospital and cross Club Blvd (near 9th Street). We'll go down a hidden alley, head over to Walltown and hear about Duke's original plans to build here. Then through Trinity Heights and back to where we began. You'll see a little nature and learn some Durham history along the way. We might even get into current events in the Bull City. Local history lover John Schelp will narrate along the way. You don't have to register. Parking is available on streets near Markham and Buchanan. Co-sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Old West Durham Neighborhood Association. More info & old street map... http://www.owdna.org/selfguidedtourOWD.htm On NC Genealogy site... http://www.ncgenweb.us/durham/annual-durham-neighborhoods-hike-is-saturday-april-10th -- Richard =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Richard K. Ellington ITS Data Centers Manager Information Technology Services University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu 919-698-8591 (voice) 919-843-9153 (fax) richard_ellington@unc.edu "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". -Winston Churchill =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=