Editing Durham, North Carolina (section)

===Incorporation===
As Durham Station's population rapidly increased, the station became a town and was incorporated by act of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]], on April 10, 1869. It was named for the man who provided the land on which the station was built, Dr. Bartlett Durham. At the time of its incorporation by the General Assembly, Durham was located in Orange County. The increase in business activity, land transfers etc., made the day long trip back and forth to the county seat in Hillsborough untenable, so twelve years later, on April 17, 1881, a bill for the establishment of [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham County]] was ratified by the General Assembly, having been introduced by Caleb B.Green, creating Durham County from the eastern portion of Orange County and the western portion of [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]]. In 1911, parts of [[Cedar Fork Township, Wake County, North Carolina|Cedar Fork Township]] of [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]] was transferred to Durham County and became [[Carr Township, Durham County, North Carolina|Carr Township]].<ref name="1923hill_dir_durham" />