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- State
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- June 1977
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- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Orange County and meanders east¬
ward to join the Little and Mat Rivers
to form the Neusc in northeastern
Durham County. The river can he en¬
joyed for fishing, canoeing, rafting,
and swimming in seven good holes, as
well as hiking along the banks on land
owned by the state and the city of
Durham. Primitive camping is allowed
in the Eno State Park area.
General literature, information on
wildflower walks, and on canoeing and
rafting trips (rafts are available, for a
small fee, from ECOS Club at North¬
ern High School in Durham) may be
obtained from Horcncc Shackelford.
P.O. Box 8836, Durham. 27707. a
member of the Association for the Pre¬
servation of the Eno River Valley. The
group sponsors guided hikes during
winter and spring.
In addition, the city of Durham has
begun an interpretive program at West
Point on the Eno. a 40-acre area which
mirrors the natural, historical, and cul¬
tural character of the 19th century.
Located at Roxboro Road and the
river, the site includes the West Point
Mill, under reconstruction (which op¬
erated between 1778 and 1942). and the
McCown-Mangum House, a plain
Greek Revival country dwelling built
around 1855 by John Cube McCown,
miller at that time.
The naming of the lino illustrates the
truth of Felicia D. Hemans’ verse:
"We will give the names of our fearless
race to each bright river whose course
we trace." The river is called for a
fearless race — a dominant tribe of
Indians in the Piedmont — who were
also known as “the terrible ones." or
"the enemy."
Rare Plant Life
Something about a river has inspired
men to high words and deeds through
the ages.
T. S. Eliot looked at a river and
called it "a brown god": a Biblical
scribe wrote of "peace ... as a river."
and Stonewall Jackson's dying words
were: "Let us cross the river and rest
under the trees."
Huck Finn assured his place in
American letters by taking a rafting
trip, while James B. Duke assured his
, place in history by watching North
Carolina's rivers (low unused to the
sea and founding a hydroelectric em¬
pire. With the earnings from hydro-
electricity. he founded the Duke En¬
dowment which in the past fiftey years
has supported dozens of schools,
churches, and hospitals.
Over the past decade, the Eno — a
small but unusually clean free-flowing
recreation river of the Piedmont — has
similarly inspired a group of citizens to
high efforts in natural preservation.
Because of the successful work of this
Association for the Preservation of the
Eno River Valley, some day in the fu¬
ture there may be a 20-mile strip park
along the river through a heavily set¬
tled urban area. Already there is an
Eno River State Park headquarters
(reached via Cole Mill Road north of
Durham, crossing Pleasant Green
Road, and continuing about a mile by
unpaved road to the park sign). Cur¬
rent information may be obtained there
about access to the river, which is by
means of scattered public lands.
In the span of two counties the Eno
For Recreation
The Eno rises in northwestern