Tar Heel Towns: Hillsborough | Our State - Large format

The town of Hillsborough is one of North Carolina’s most historic places tracing its origins back long before the town’s founding in 1754. Thousand year-old Native American tribes settled there at a junction of an important trading path and the Eno River. The town was a center for political activity before and during the Revolutionary War as well as hosting the site of Civil War surrender talks. Today, it boasts a thriving literary and arts community as well as a biannual garden tour that draws visitors from all over the region. Join D.G. Martin for a tour of one of Orange County’s most inviting towns.