INC NEWS - Urban hike: Oval Park, West Durham, East Campus, Ninth Street & beyond (March 31)

[John Schelp]

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 (janet.hitti at verizon.net)


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