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Bahama, North Carolina

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The origins of the town of Bahama can be traced back to the construction of a log meetinghouse which was the first of several structures that would house what is now Mount Bethel United Methodist Church; the meetinghouse was likely built in the early 1780s. The settlement was subsequently known by
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The latter two names specifically referred to the community centered on the post office founded by William Horner in 1832. In 1891 the town, then known as Hunkadora, was given the new name of Bahama, a
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of the names of three families in the area: (Ba)ll, (Ha)rris, and (Ma)ngum. A new railroad station came to eclipse the post office as the center of activity.
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Bahama is home to Mangum Elementary School (formerly Mangum Primary School). Mangum Elementary is a Durham Public School (Kindergarten-5th grade).
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Prior to European colonization, the present location of Bahama and the surrounding upper
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Durham County : a history of Durham County, North Carolina
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Unincorporated communities in Durham County, North Carolina
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is $ 55,272, with 4.7% of the population living below the
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Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States
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Orange County Deed Books, North Carolina State Archives
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Unincorporated community
Bahama post office
Bahama is located in North Carolina
36°9′58″N 78°52′36″W / 36.16611°N 78.87667°W / 36.16611; -78.87667
Country
State
North Carolina
County
Durham
Time zone
UTC-5
Eastern (EST)
DST
UTC-4
/bəˈhmə/
bə-HAY-mə
unincorporated community
Durham County, North Carolina
Neuse River
Eno
Shakori
portmanteau
Zip Code Tabulation Area
2000 census
African-American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
Hawaiian
Pacific Islander

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