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- Revolution and early republic · 1775–1799
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Christopher Barbee buys his brother Francis's share of their father's land grant east of Chapel Hill
Christopher Barbee buys from his brother Francis the western half of the 585-acre grant their father William Barbee took up in 1753, which included the hilltop later called The Mountain. Barbee made his plantation there, and a stone foundation at Meadowmont is thought to be his house.
People: Christopher Barbee
Subject: The Mountain (Christopher Barbee plantation, now Meadowmont)
- Antebellum and Civil War · 1800–1865
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Christopher Barbee turns over his home tract and blacksmith shop to his son William
In 1831 Christopher Barbee sold his son William the village blacksmith property and the tract where he lived, with all adjacent land. He died the next year, and his will left William more land on Morgan Creek and Bolin Creek.
People: William Barbee
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A notice offers Christopher Barbee's livestock and household goods for sale at his late home
Two years after Christopher Barbee died, a public notice offered his horses, cattle, corn, farm tools and household and kitchen furniture for sale at his late residence on The Mountain. His son William was the executor.
People: Christopher Barbee · William Barbee
Subject: The Mountain (Christopher Barbee plantation, now Meadowmont)
- Early twentieth century · 1900–1944
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UNC completes a sewage disposal plant in Battle Park for the Park Place faculty houses
Built with convict labor under T. C. Atwood, the plant on Battle Branch treated waste from the new Park Place faculty houses and nearby homes the town mains did not reach. It was reported complete and in service by October 12, 1921.
People: Thomas C. Atwood
Subject: Battle Park
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A new pipe line to the town plant ends the Battle Park sewage plant
Under an agreement among the university, the town and the Gimghouls, a pipe line to the municipal plant in Strowd's lowgrounds was finished, and the park's disposal plant was abandoned so the woods could be restored.
Subject: Battle Park
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Townspeople and faculty form the Battle Park Association at Joseph Hyde Pratt's home
A meeting at Colonel Pratt's home launched a volunteer group to restore Kemp Battle's paths and bridges in Battle Park. By the end of 1931 it had cleared old walks, opened about three miles of trail and rebuilt the bridges.
Subject: Battle Park
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