In 2008, Peyer et al., described a new species of Postosuchus, P. alisonae, which was discovered in 1992 in Triangle Brick Co. Quarry, Durham County, North Carolina.
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When Henry Allcock's election was contested, he ran in an 1801 by-election in Durham, Simcoe & 1st York and won, defeating John Small, clerk of the Executive Council.
Beginning in 1993, he served six (two year) terms in the North Carolina Senate, where he represented constituents in Durham, Granville and Person counties.
He claims that his "calling" came to him in the middle of 40 Hells Angels in Durham County in North Carolina.
In rugby union, Askew played club rugby for Durham City from 1925–31, Durham County from 1926–31, and Cambridge University from 1929–1931.
The presence of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Duke University, as well as a large African-American population in Durham County help contribute to the liberal nature of the 4th district.
Born in Pelaw, Tyne and Wear, Ronnie Starling represented Durham County schools as a youth and began working in the coal mines in the north-east at the age of 14, firstly at Usworth colliery and then Washington Colliery.
There already were two navigation light towers built in 1829 and operating in Durham county at Seaton Carew and another at Hartlepool to guide ships clear of Coatham Rocks off Redcar and then onto the Fairway Buoy outside the bar of the river Tees.