HINTON JAMES

'Hinton James' was the first student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. James traveled on foot from his hometown of Wilmington, NC to Chapel Hill, arriving on February 12, 1795[1]. While a student, James founded the Dialectic Society. A dormitory on the UNC campus is named in his honor.

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