The Ram's Head Rathskeller, opened in Amber Alley off of Franklin Street in 1948, was beloved by generations of Carolina…
History & Lore
The defeat of the Confederacy and the emancipation of one-third of the people of North Carolina in 1865 brought change…
A small group of prisoners of war worked briefly at the university during World War II. Camp Butner, located in…
Pulpit Hill is the name of a fictionalized version of Chapel Hill that appeared in Thomas Wolfe's 1929 novel, Look…
Piney Prospect is a promontory on the east edge of campus and the site of Gimghoul Castle. In his first…
In the summer of 1998 the UNC—Chapel Hill campus was transformed into the fictional Virginia Medical University for the filming…
The university has several interesting connections to the Olympic games. Faculty member Eben Alexander was serving as ambassador to Greece…
In 1960 the university opened new housing for married students in order to replace the ramshackle Victory Village units. The…
Navy Field was located along Ridge Road behind Fetzer Field and across from Boshamer Stadium. It was originally used for…
During World War II, the university served as a major training center for the U.S. Navy. President Frank Porter Graham…