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Duke's father, Washington, had owned a tobacco company that his sons James and Benjamin (1855–1929) took over in the 1880s. In 1885, James Buchanan Duke acquired a license to use the first automated cigarette making machine (invented by James Albert Bonsack), and by 1890, Duke supplied 40 percent of the American cigarette market (then known as pre-rolled tobacco).
The land chosen for the ski slope was situated between the M57 motorway and the (since demolished) Kirkby Stadium. [5]Work started on the 45 metres (148 ft) slope in November 1973 with the contractor informing the President of the Council that the cost of constructing the ski slope would be £64,388.
James B. Duke establishes the $40 million Duke Endowment, propelling the final name change to Duke University 1925 Original campus rebuilt with Georgian style buildings 1930 Majority of construction on the new Gothic Revival-style West Campus is complete 1938 Duke's football team, dubbed the Iron Dukes, dominate their regular season opponents 1942
BOSWELL, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s steepest ski slope will reopen to winter sports enthusiasts Friday. Laurel Mountain and its well-known double black diamond Wildcat Slope are set to kick off ...
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Duke University Chapel is a chapel located at the center of the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It is an ecumenical Christian or all-faith chapel and the center of religion at Duke, and has connections to the United Methodist Church .
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It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 4 earthen dams. It was created by Duke Power between 1916 and 1923 as a hydro-electric project. [2] It still generates power today and is the uppermost lake on the Catawba River system.