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1. Early twentieth century · 1900–1944

2. November 28, 1920
   Naming or commemoration · Chapel Hill The new Presbyterian church on Franklin Street is dedicated as Sprunt Memorial

   The new Presbyterian church at 209 East Franklin Street, built by James Sprunt of Wilmington as a memorial to his wife, Luola Murchison Sprunt, was formally dedicated as the Sprunt Memorial Presbyterian Church. It had been under construction for about two years and in use for about a month. The pastor, William D. Moss, accepted it for the congregation.

3. September 1922
   Construction or physical change · 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough Hillsboro finishes its new $100,000 school building

   The town's new brick school on West Tryon Street was reported ready within a week in September 1922, though a shortage of desks held up the opening. By early 1923 it housed grades one through eleven for the consolidated Hillsboro schools under principal J. A. Abernethy.

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