 Chapel
Hill, North Carolina has been nicknamed "The Southern
Part of Heaven." The largest municipality in Orange
County, Chapel Hill offers the very best in small town living
along with a distinctly cosmopolitan flavor.
The nation's first state
university, University of North Carolina, is the heart of
Chapel Hill. Chartered in 1795, the graceful campus is open
for
historic
tours.
The
Orange County Historical Museum in nearby Hillsborough and
the
Ackland
Art Museum both help to preserve North Carolinian history.
UNC consistently ranks among the highest educational
facilities in the nation. With over 26,000 students coming
from all 50 states and 100 other countries, over 82% of the
faculty have earned the highest degree in their field.
Chapel Hill nestles in the
rolling, wooded portion of North Carolina's Piedmont region,
and is home to a population of almost 47,000 (2001 NC
estimate). Residents of Chapel Hill enjoy a moderate climate
with winter temperatures averaging 40 degrees and a summer
average of 76. Situated a mere three hours from both the
Blue
Ridge Mountains and the
Atlantic
Coast beaches, outdoor recreation can be found year round.
 Chapel Hill is one of the three
points of the Research Triangle, along with
Raleigh
and
Durham.
The
Research
Triangle Park, founded in 1959, has drawn in 136
companies, 106 of which are involved in research and
development. Chapel Hill was recently voted the #2 city in
A&E's "Top Cities To Have It All" and Money
magazine rated the community as the "#1 Best Place to
Live in the South."
With the unique ethnic mix of
its residents, Chapel Hill, NC is a rare town in the gracious
Southland, and its great range of
dining
establishments also reflects that. The unique blend of
population, the quaint historic charm of the town alongside
some of the most modern and innovative research firms in the
nation, all combine to make Chapel Hill a shining star of a
community.
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