Durham County
County map: by William S. Powell, 2006See also: Bennett Place; Duke Homestead; Duke University; Festival for the Eno; Research Triangle Park; Stagville.Durham County, located in the Piedmont region of...
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Durhamby Steven CaseGovernment & Heritage Library, 2010.See also: Durham (UNC Press)Durham is the county seat of Durham County. Originally, the land--through which a major Native American trading...
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Durhamby Wiley J. Williams, 2006See also: American Tobacco Company; Duke Homestead; Duke University; North Carolina Central University; North Carolina Museum of Life and Science; North Carolina School...
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Duke Endowmentby Robert F. Durden, 2006The Duke Endowment, established in December 1924 by tobacco magnate and industrialist James B. Duke, is a perpetual trust for philanthropic purposes in North...
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Dixie Dynamoby Michael Hill, 2006Dixie Dynamo, the nickname given North Carolina in a 1962 article in National Geographic magazine, was widely adopted by the state's political leaders, businesspeople,...
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Davis, Garyby Bruce Bastin, 1986 (30 Apr. 1895–5 May 1972) Gary Davis, a blind black street singer and minister, was born in Laurens, S.C., to a farming family and was raised by his grandmother. As a...
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Chamberlain, G. Hope SummerellBy Sharon E. Knapp, 1979 21 June 1870–23 May 1960G. Hope Summerell Chamberlain, author, artist, clubwoman, house counselor at Duke University, and civic worker, was born...
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Central Carolina Bank & Trust Companyby Wiley J. Williams, 2006The Central Carolina Bank & Trust Company traces its roots to a 1903 charter for the Durham Loan and Trust Company, which focused...
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Carmichael, William Donald, Sr. by Martha B. Caldwell, 1979 10 Jan. 1873–25 July 1959William Donald Carmichael, Sr., tobacco company official, was born in Little Rock, S.C. His father was Captain...
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Cameron, Paul Carrington by Charles Richard Sanders, 1979 25 Sept. 1808–6 Jan. 1891Paul Carrington Cameron, planter, agricultural reformer, railway and road builder, and friend of education, was born...
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Burroughs Wellcome Fundby Cecelia Moore, 2006Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is an independent private foundation whose mission is to advance the medical sciences by supporting research and other...
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Bennett Placeby William S. Powell, 2006Bennett Place in western Durham was the locale of negotiations that led to the largest troop surrender of the Civil War. The farmhouse of James and Nancy Bennitt...
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Baldwin, Alice MaryBy Mattie U. Russell, 1979 24 Jan. 1879–12 Oct. 1960Alice Mary Baldwin, educator, was born in Lewiston, Me., where her father was head of the Latin School. She was the eldest of the...
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Katherine "Kate" Lee Harris Adams Originally published as "A North Carolina WASP"by Sandra O. Boyd Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2003.Tar Heel Junior Historian...
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Adams, Donald Keith by C. Sylvester Green, 1979 6 Mar. 1902–20 May 1971Donald Keith Adams, educator and psychologist, was born in Orville, Ohio, the son of John F. and Elizabeth Taylor Adams. His...
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Cameron, Duncan by Charles Richard Sanders, 1979 15 Dec. 1777–6 Jan. 1853Duncan Cameron, planter, judge, politician, and banker, was born in Mecklenburg County, Va. His father, the Reverend John...
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Cameron, Bennehan by Charles Richard Sanders, 1979 9 Sept. 1854–1 June 1925Bennehan Cameron, planter, railway executive, industrialist, and promoter of good roads, was born at Fairntosh in what was...
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Bennehan, Richard by Charles Richard Sanders, 1979 15 Apr. 1743–31 Dec. 1825Richard Bennehan, merchant, planter, builder, and pioneer in the tobacco industry and in education, was born near Warsaw,...
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Carrington, George Lunsford by L. W. Fuqua, 1979 24 Jan. 1893–25 Jan. 1972George Lunsford Carrington, pioneer surgeon, was born in Durham County, the son of Ursula Elizabeth Lunsford and Sterling R....
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