UNC historic cemetery reaching capacity
Posted Oct 30, 2015
George Clarke, a former UNC student, was the first person to be buried in the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery in 1798. Now, all the plots in the nearly 7-acre Old Chapel Hill Cemetery are owned. Some of the people buried in the cemetery include Dean Smith, Paul Green, Charles Kuralt, deans, professors, university presidents, as well as veterans from the Civil War and WWII.
(Daily Tar Heel)
Related: Campus Connections
Carolina remembers alumni lost on 9/11Seldom has UNC's campus come to such a halt as it did Sept. 11, 2001. People were glued to TVs, trying to comprehend what was...
Fri Sep 11, 2026Numbers show how Ireland was 'Much More Than a Game' for Carolina
UNC Football's victory over TCU may have been the centerpiece of a week in Ireland for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, but Tar Heels...
Thu Sep 10, 2026
There’s no fool like The Motley Fool
It all started April 1, 1994, with an internet message board post. "Joey Roman" bragged that a particular stock was "hotter than an egg on...
Wed Sep 9, 2026
The JB Cissell Memorial Fund
On September 7, 2019, Inside Carolina lost a treasured, founding member of its family in J.B. Cissell. You can read more about him and what...
Mon Sep 7, 2026