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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill
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BY KELLY MCCALL BRANSON
Exploring the Triangle’s Western Edge
Photo courtesy of Chatham Park
Photo courtesy of Chatham Park
In our continuing series exploring the different regions that make up the greater Triangle, we now turn to the environs around one of its main points — Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill and its sister city Carrboro may be kissin’ cousins but these side-by-side towns each have their own distinctive ambiance. Travel à ÕÌ vÀ >«i ] > ` Þ Õ½ w ` wide open spaces and one of the most ambitious master planned communities in the state in Chatham County. And as the Triangle’s population continues to grow, sleepy little Mebane, to the north is growing too.
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