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A plan of the situation of ye University, ye ornamental ground, ye adjacent village, the lands belonging to ye Trustees

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Map by Charles Wilson Harris in the University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Date created
1795
Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by Documenting the American South

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map of planned grounds of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1795

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The map reads:

  • A. the old chapel spring
  • B. & C. Springs which ye commissioners intend to improve for ye University.
  • Lot 2 contains ye Presidents house
  • The Avenue is to pass over points prospect.