Historic Places
Starting off as a popular home for two tribes of Native Americans and developing into one of the most globally notable cities for technology, innovation, education, and health care, it is of little surprise that Durham boasts a historically noteworthy past.
After the war effectively ended, Durham is where the South’s industrial revolution started with tobacco and textile industries, where the Civil Rights movement gained significant traction, and where one of the nation’s premier universities made its home. Framed by the structural skeletons of its bygone days, Durham is blazing a path forward making new history everyday.
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Durham's Role in the Civil War
Help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War by learning more about the people and places affected by war between the states. See more... |
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African-American History
From music to education to a key role in the Civil Rights movement, Durham's African-American community has made tremendous contributions. See more... |
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Picked Bits of HistoryDurham is home to the world’s largest privately held collection of Gibson flathead five-string Mastertone banjos made between 1930 and 1942...See more... |
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Sauda Zahra: "With these Hands: Quilting as a Spiritual Odyssey" Exhibit
Art quilts by Sauda Zahra, in the Ella Fountain Pratt Legacy Gallery. FREE admission.
