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Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill town (1990 pop. 38,719), Orange co., central N.C., at the edge of the Piedmont; founded 1792, inc. 1851. Primarily residential, the town's economy is based on research and education. Chapel Hill is part of Research Triangle Park (est. 1959), an area and organization shared with Durham and Raleigh that utilizes the talent of the cities' universities. Chapel Hill is the seat of the Univ. of North Carolina (see North Carolina, Univ. of ) and home to the North Carolina Botanical Gardens.

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Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina/USA Founded in 1792 and named after the Church of England New Hope Chapel that was erected on the hill in the middle of the settlement.

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	Chapel Hill pays the price of keeping the village green. Magazine article from: Business North Carolina; 9/1/1991
	Chapel Hill builds reputation as 'a friendly place to live'.(Real Estate) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/9/1999
	Chapel Hill Estates.(At Home) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 3/7/2009