Historical Marker

James E. Shepard

NC 751 (Hope Valley Road) at University Drive in Durham · Durham · Durham

North Carolina marker

Inscription

Negro educational and

religious leader. Founder of

a college (1910), now N.C.

Central University, its

president to 1947. Grave is

1 1/2 miles S.E.

Location

AddressNC 751 (Hope Valley Road) at University Drive in Durham
CityDurham
CountyDurham
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.970060, -78.932560

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