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About Durham
The city of Durham, NC is located 20 miles northwest of Raleigh and is considered the former apex of the tobacco industry. This notoriety started when Washington Duke returned from the Civil War and began producing tobacco. His sons later created the American Tobacco Industry and eventually donated money to Trinity... [read more]
Durham Factoid
Check your history books! The Civil War effectively ended in Durham at Bennett Place (now Bennett Place State Historic Site), when Confederate General Johnston surrendered to Union General Sherman ... 17 days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox.