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Urban hike through Durham history this Saturday

A heads-up: If you've never been on one of John Schelp's walking tours of the West Durham-to-East Campus area, you've missed a special chance to find out more about Durham's history.

I took the "urban hike" last spring and learned just a wealth of information about Durham's history: from why there's a Ninth Street but not an Eighth or a Tenth, to why there are some odd fountains in a peculiar spot on East Campus; to learning the history of Durham native and songwriter John D. Loudermilk.

This spring's walk, which is sponsored by the Sierra Club, takes place this Saturday at 9:00am; meet up at Oval Park on W. Club Blvd. in Watts-Hillandale to join in the fun. If you want to see more details, keep reading after the cut below.

Sierra Club hike: Oval Park, West Durham, East Campus,
Ninth Street & beyond

Saturday, March 31 at 9:00 AM
Meet at Oval Park

Where did Madonna take early dance lessons? Was Duke
Chapel really going to be built in Walltown? Why is
Ninth Street called Ninth Street? Come along and find
out...

4-mile loop starts at corner of West Club & Oakland
Ave. We'll walk up to the West Ellerbe Trail in
17-acre Urban Nature Reserve, head over to Westover
Park, and go past the NC School of Science & Math.

We'll then walk down a mysterious route, over to
Walltown, along Markham Ave, past the Bassett Affair
house on Buchanan. We'll then go down Watts Street,
past Trinity Park, and cross East Campus.

We'll stroll up Ninth Street, past EK Powe, and into
the South Ellerbe Creek Nature Area. We'll finish in
an old mill village and check out a historic house --
ordered from a Sears & Roebuck catalogue.

You'll see some nature and learn a little Durham
history along the way. We might also get into some
local current events.

Local history lover John Schelp will narrate along the
way. You don't have to register. Ample parking (for
your bike or car) is available on streets near Oval
Park. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome.

Questions: Janet Hitti ([email protected])

More info & old streetmap...
www.owdna.org/selfguidedtourOWD.htm

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