ENO Journal Volume 4, No. 2 1976 John Lederer has been called a “travel-liar,” but it is n onetheless likely that he journeyed down the Trading Path and met with the Occaneechi, Eno and Shocco Indians. He was commissioned by Gov. Berkeley to find a trade route to the Orient; instead he found a […]
1733: Meeting with Shacco Will
[…] it to me whenever I pleased. To comfort his heart, I gave him a bottle of rum, with which he made himself very happy, and all the family very miserable by the horrible noise he made all night. From William Byrd, Journey to the Land of Eden, 1733. — W. K. Boyd, ed.. Dividing Line Histories, 1929.
History
[…] the wild, picturesque, and historic Eno River was threatened: the city of Durham planned to dam the river and create a new reservoir for its growing populati on. The Eno had already been used as a water supply for the city once before at the turn of the century. The City Council now viewed […]
FINALLY! Public Hearing on the Westpoint Development
UPDATE: To the dozens of you who spoke at that hearing about the devasting impact this project will have on the Eno and to West Point Park, THANK YOU! Your comments were passionate and perfectly on-point. You can still submit a written comment to PublicComments@ncdenr.gov BEFORE FEBRUARY 21 & include “Westpoint” in the subject […]
Affiliated Hike: Black Meadow Ridge Hike
Note: this is not an Eno River Associati on program, but it is being done in partnership with us. Join hike leaders Joe Liles and Kerstin Nygard on Saturday February 19th at 2:00 p.m. for a better understanding of the impact that a large development on Black Meadow Ridge would have on the City […]