Unsung Founders Memorial
The Unsung Founders Memorial was designed to honor of the “men and women of color who helped raise the firstContinue Reading
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Memorial Hall
The original Memorial Hall was constructed in 1875 to honor President David Lowry Swain and fallen Confederate alumni. Dozens ofContinue Reading
Confederate Monument
The University’s Confederate Monument, which has been known since the 1950s as “Silent Sam,” operated for over a century asContinue Reading
Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery served in the late 1790s as the burial ground for any students who died whileContinue Reading