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Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a state historic site and National Historic Landmark in Durham, North Carolina. [2] The site belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural resources and commemorates the place where Washington Duke founded the nation's largest early-20th-century tobacco firm, the American Tobacco Company.
Durham emerged as a major industrial and commercial center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, primarily due to the success of its tobacco and textile industries. [2] The city's growth was fueled by the Duke family, whose investments in tobacco and hydroelectric power played a significant role in shaping Durham’s economy. [3]
Universities and colleges in Durham, North Carolina (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Durham, North Carolina" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Important arteries for traffic include NC 147, which connects Duke University, downtown, and Research Triangle Park, U.S. 15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill, I-85, connecting Durham to Virginia and western North Carolina cities, and I-40 running across southern Durham County between the Research Triangle Park and Chapel Hill. The I-40 ...
Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie"), also called Hayti District, is the historic African-American community that is now part of the city of Durham, North Carolina. [1] It was founded as an independent black community shortly after the American Civil War on the southern edge of Durham by freedmen coming to work in tobacco warehouses and related jobs in the city.
The Durham Performing Arts Center (often called the DPAC) opened November 30, 2008 as the largest performing arts center in the Carolinas at a cost of $48 million. [1] The DPAC hosts over 200 performances a year including touring Broadway productions, high-profile concert and comedy events, family shows and the American Dance Festival.
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The Museum of Life and Science—previously known as the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the NC Children's Museum—is an 84-acre (340,000 m 2) science museum located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The museum campus lies in the midst of the Northgate Park neighborhood, bisected by Murray Avenue.