Question: What iconic symbol did John Motley Morehead III and his cousin gift to UNC-Chapel Hill?
Answer: John Motley Morehead III and his cousin, Rufus Lenoir Patterson II, gifted the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower to UNC-Chapel Hill on March 10, 1930. The two split the costs of fully funding the tower in honor of their family members, whose names are on plaques within the tower’s archways.
