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The first history of Duke University traces back to its founding in 1838 [2] in Trinity, North Carolina.Much to the dislike of the Methodist preachers, under the leadership of the college's President John F. Crowell, Washington Duke made a donation to the college large enough to build a new campus in Durham, North Carolina, and move the college.
Marshville Township, population 8,523, is one of nine townships in Union County, North Carolina. Marshville Township is 77.80 square miles (201.5 km 2) [1] in size and is located in eastern Union County. This township contains the towns of Wingate (east parts of) and Marshville within its borders.
Parts of the 1985 Oscar-nominated movie The Color Purple were filmed in Marshville. [7] The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and its cast included Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg . In June 2012 the Marshville Museum And Cultural Center was opened with exhibits on the history of Marshville, the surrounding area, and its residents.
East Campus may refer to: East Campus Neighborhood, in Columbia, Missouri; East Campus (Duke University) East Campus (Columbia University) East Campus (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) East Campus (Western Michigan University) East Campus station, a light rail station under construction in College Park, Maryland
Established in 1935, it is the second incarnation NC 205, creating a new primary routing between the towns of Marshville and Red Cross. In the late 1940s, it was extended southwest along Main Street to the new alignment of US 74 ; it then changed by 1953 onto a new extension of Elm Street to US 74, leaving Main Street.
NC 218 traverses 31.6 miles (50.9 km); starting in Mint Hill, it goes through northern Union County, then ends in Polkton.The entire route is a two-lane rural highway and is a significant truck route.
On March 8, 1907, East Carolina Teachers Training School (ECTTS) was officially chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly through the passing of legislation Public Laws of North Carolina, 1907, Chapter 820 titled An Act to Stimulate High School Instruction in the Public Schools of the State and Teacher Training. [14]
As of 2020, the corridor following the Blue Line has 338,000 square feet of office space, 200 hotel rooms, 3,200 apartments, and an entertainment district anchored by a Topgolf location. [5] On July 1, 2020, Centene Corporation announced a 130-acre, $1 billion East Coast headquarters campus in University City. [6]