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The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery
A symbol of UNC's ties with the past can
be observed by visiting the Old Chapel Hill
Cemetery, where the oldest gravestone is that
of student George Clarke who died in 1798.
On this 6.5 acre area located behind Connor,
Winston and Alexander dormitories, the
graves of four university presidents and many
students reflect the history of the college.
Graves of early students show an era when
it was not possible to take bodies home for
interment. These bodies are buried in the two
iron-fenced plots established by the Dialectic
and Philanthopic literary societies, who were
not only artists in the epitaph but often
furnished the headstones for their comrades.
A recent tombstone that reflects the pride
of being a Tar Heel reads: "1 was a Tar Heel
born and a Tar Heel bred and here I lie
a Tar Heel dead." This tombstone is located
just inside the stone fence at the drive across
form the east end of the tennis courts.
The Morehead Patterson Memorial Bell
Tower "
The Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower is soon
known by all University students as it rings
several times a day to call students to classes,
provides twilight music, and also adds a special
touch to the departing crowds after football
games.
The Bell Tower was a $100,000 gift given
by John Motley Morehead, class of 1891, and
Rufus Lenoir Patterson, class of 1 893, to honor
members of their families who had been
associated with the University throughout its
entire history. Presently 16 Moreheads and 1 1
Pattersons are commemorated on the tablets
beneath the arcade.
One rumor has it that Morehead was jealous
of the fact that the library was to be named
after Louis Round Wilson, so the bell tower
was placed in such a way that when looking
back on Wilson from the flagpole in front of
South Building, a dunce cap sits on top of
the Wison dome.
The Bell Tower first rang in November 1931
to lead the University students to "bear high
the torch of progress and to do their part for
the betterment of humanity."
It is located in a formally landscaped plot,
south of the Wilson Library.
Although the tower is 172 feet high, its actual
rise is about 200 feet as it is set on a knoll.
Not only is it visible for several miles, but it
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is also occasionally audible as far as Durham.
The tower contains a dozen bells weighing
from 300 to 3,500 pounds each. The largest
bell, which tolls the hours, is engraved with
the name of Governor John Motley Morehead,
and the next largest bears the name of
Revolutionary General William Lenoir, first
chairman of the UNC Board of Trustees.
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Morehead Planetarium
An entertaining way to view the stars and other
fascinating celestial bodies is to visit the
Morehead Planetarium.
Located in the Morehead Building, near the
Arboretum and East Franklin Street, the
planetarium at UNC-Chapel Hill is the first
to be owned by an American University.
Enjoyable planetarium programs, featuring
sky-night life are shown to tens of thousands
of school children and general audiences each
year.
Celestial bodies and their movements are
projected on a 68 ft. hemispherical steel dome
in the Planetarium. A production model VI
Carl Zeiss projector and adjuncts projects the
scenario.
The Zeiss projector is the sixth model to
be installed in the United States and it is the
first major installation on a college campus.
Also in the Morehead Building is a 35 ft.,
walk-in model Copernican Orrery, which
demonstrates how planets revolve around the
sun while rotating on their own axes and how
the "moons" revolve around the planets. The
Copernican Orrery is one of two in the world.
The Morehead hybrid-rose garden and
sundial, is one of the largest of its type with
a diameter of 35 feet. It is located 35 feet north
of the building.
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