Alpha Woolen Mill
Alpha Woolen Mill is a watermill in Durham Township, North Carolina. Alpha Woolen Mill is situated nearby to the cliff Kodak Rock, as well as near the beach Bobbit’s Hole.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bennett Place and Cabe-Pratt-Harris House.
Bennett Place
Protected area
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Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E. Bennett Place is situated 1½ miles southeast of Alpha Woolen Mill.
Cabe-Pratt-Harris House
House
Cabe-Pratt-Harris House, also known as Riverland Farm, is a historic home located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Late Georgian style frame dwelling with a gable roof. Cabe-Pratt-Harris House is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Alpha Woolen Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braggtown and American Tobacco Historic District.
Braggtown
Neighborhood
Bragtown is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street and the Old Oxford Highway. Braggtown is situated 5 miles east of Alpha Woolen Mill.
American Tobacco Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Davidwells75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. American Tobacco Historic District is situated 6 miles southeast of Alpha Woolen Mill.
Durham
Photo: Specious, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the one with the grittier, more working-class image.
Alpha Woolen Mill
- Type: Watermill
- Also known as: “Shields Mill”
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Durham Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.04817° or 36° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-78.9879° or 78° 59′ 16″ westOpen location code
878322X6+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 8000774440OpenStreetMap feature
historic=watermill
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Highlights include Kodak Rock and Bobbit’s Hole.
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