Growth of Duke University From Trinity College Remarkable Story
A condensed history tracing Trinity College from a one room schoolhouse in 1838 to Duke University. Key figures include Braxton Craven John Kilgo and benefactors Washington Duke and family. Tangled moves from Trinity site to Durham 1891 1892 and the 1924 endowment transition to Duke University.
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Duke University
Trinity College
Old Trinity College
Durham Morning Herald
Durham
J. C. Pepper
Trinity
Unity College
Oeerely
Brown
Trinity High School
State Insurance Department
Brown's
Allen Frazier
Randolph County
Frazier
Brantley York
North Carolina
Braxton Craven
Craven
New Garden
Guilford College
Tom English
School OF Law
Marcus Wood
John Franklin Heitman
John
Fredericksburg
Washington Duke
John Kilgo
Kilgo
Crowell
Dr. Crowell
Mr. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo
Duke
Benjamin Duke
James B. Duke
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Trinity College and Duke University History Highlight
An overview traces Trinity College's evolution from its 19th century roots in Durham Under Braxton Craven and Kilgo it grew from a small normal school to a major southern university with eight schools and a 5400 student body. Fraternities Chi Phi and Alpha Tau Omega formed in the 1870s shaping campus life.
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Braxton Craven
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Trinity College
Brown
Union Institute
Normal School
Giles
Craven
Kilgo
William Preston Few
Duke University
Few
Dr. Few
Trinity 1
Chi Phi
Alpha Tau Omega
George Bain Everett
Furnifold McLindell Simmons
George Israel Watson
Junius Cassius Black
Junius Augustus Shaw
The Souths First Football and the Eta Chapter Beginnings
The narrative covers the formation of early groups including the Eta chapter of Kappa Sigma and the origins of college football at Trinity. It recounts Durham's reminiscences of the 1888 Trinity UNC Raleigh game, the old rules, coaching absence, Cowan from Princeton’s impact, and the 17 point Carolina victory with Bragaw injured.
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Old
Trinity College
Trinity
North Carolina
John William Powell
Walter Hines Page
James Allen Barksdale
Cleophas Ransome Lee
Thomas Barker Williams
John Long Brower
Millard Mial
Walter Emerson Faison
Edgar Bascom Barbee
Joseph Gill Brown
Edmond DeBerry Wooley
William Thomas Braswell
Branch High Merriman
Samuel Jones Veach
William Troy Saunders
Herman Robinson Hall
Benjamin Franklin Long
William Allen Bobbitt
Benjamin R. Hall
Eta
Kappa Sigma
Braxton Craven
Carolina
Mr. Durham
Wake Forest
Cowan
Princeton
University of North Carolina
Raleigh
University
Steve Bragaw
George Graham
Trinity Football Tales From The Early Era
A narrative recounts Trinity College football moments against Duke and Wake Forest including a dramatic 20 to 17 finish, a skyward kick count, and a muddy 32 to 0 loss. It highlights players Whit Johnson and Stonewall and recalls early Trinity schedules with Virginia.
Trinity Swaggers and the First Real Football Game
The account recalls Trinity’s first real football victory and the postgame swagger. It details punt exchanges, a key scoring drive, and how Stonewall Durham carried the ball as Crowell and Daily coordinated snaps. It mentions coach Frank Jones, a goal from the field, and a late substitution saga with twin Plylers affecting the second half.
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Daniels
Raiders
Crowell
Stonewall Durham
Stonewall
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University
Frank Jones
Bob
Graham
Durham
Chapel Hill
America
Tily
Tri
Virginia
M. Plyler
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George B. Craven
Normal
John Carlisle Kilgo
Laurens
South
John Franklin Crowell
Robert Lee Durham
Southern Seminary
Buena Vista School For Girls
Potomac River
University of North Carolina At
Yale Colege
Yale
Harvard
North Carolina University
Wake Forest University
J. Frank Jones
University Eleven
Whit Johnson
Mr. Graham
Wake
Becaus
Trinity Eleven
Trinity Coul
University of Virginia
Dur
John Fr Lin Crowell
W. P. Few
Duke Tobacco Factory
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