Davis Arboretum

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Architects: R.N. Rouse, Goldsboro, NC

Namesake: Sallie Joyner Davis (1871-1954) received an undergraduate degree from the State Normal College in Greensboro and conducted her graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, and the University of California.She became a member of the original faculty and Director of the History department of East Carolina Teachers Training School (1909-1945).Davis served as the first Chairman of the Grounds Committee for "Campus Beautification."

History: The Arboreteum consisted of walkways surrounded by trees and shrubs which were native to North Carolina.The six acre Arboretum included a small lily pond created and donated by the class of 1930, which had originally been a hoglot until 1929.The two granite entrances are located on either side of the Science Building, which is now the Graham Building. The entrance was built with WPA funds.

In 1937, the Green Mill Run was rerouted because of the extension of 10th Street and the lake was drained.The General Classroom Building was built in the arboretum in 1987.

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