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7740
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Individuals from Randolph County suggested that something be done to remember Trinity College before it was moved to Durham to become Duke University. Citizens suggested that a gazebo be constructed on the site of the former Trinity School using materials from the demolished building. In 1982 a committee was formed to raise $20,000 for the project. The non-ringing bell from Duke Chapel was displayed in the gazebo.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 54 Issue 2, July 1986, p16,37, il
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35919
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April was known for two Durham County anniversaries, one being the 116th anniversary of General Joseph Johnston’s surrender to General William Sherman. The latter event appears to have generated only loss, but the author proved otherwise. Noted was Union soldiers camping near Bennett Place planted a seed of demand for its bright leaf tobacco. Wealth generated from the demand yielded the relocation of Trinity College to Durham. From an endowment by James B. Duke came the transformation of Trinity College into Duke University.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 9 Issue 4, Apr 1981, p64