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Bennett Place Historic Site
Durham, North Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House, Military, Park

Here, on April 26, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and Union General William T. Sherman met to discuss the surrender terms of what would become the largest surrender of the American Civil War. More than 90,000 Confederate soldiers of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina surrendered. Bennett Place features the reconstructed farmhouse and outbuildings, a visitor center with exhibits, an interpretive film, research library, gift shop, and living history programs.

Duke Homestead State Historic Site
Durham, North Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House

The site includes a modern visitors center that features a permanent exhibition entitled "People in Tobacco."
At Duke Homestead, visitors can see the early home, factories, and farm where Washington Duke first grew and processed tobacco. Duke's sons later founded The American Tobacco Company, the largest tobacco company in the world.

NCCU Art Museum
Durham, North Carolina

Art

Art museum located on the campus of NC Central University.

The Durham Art Guild
Durham, North Carolina

Art

3,600 square foot gallery with 9-l0 exhibits annually.Located in Durham Arts Council Building

Bennett Place State Historic Site
Durham, North Carolina

Culture, General, History, Military, Park

This simple farmhouse was located between Confederate General Johnston's headquarters in Greensboro and Union General Sherman's headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1865 the two officers met at the Bennett Place, where they signed surrender papers for southern armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Today James Bennett's reconstructed farmhouse, kitchen, and smokehouse recall the lifestyle of an ordinary Southern farmer during the Civil War.

Duke University Museum of Art
Durham, North Carolina

Art

Duke University Museum of Art has assembled since its founding, nationally recognzied collections of Medieval and Renaissance art and one of the largest pre-Columbian collections in the U.S.

North Carolina Museum of Life and Science
Durham, North Carolina

Science

Regional science/technology center.

West Point on the Eno
Durham, North Carolina

History, Science

A 37l-acre city park along the Eno River.

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