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Twenty miles northwest of Raleigh, DURHAM found itself at the center of the nation's tobacco industry after farmer Washington Duke came home from the Civil War with the idea of producing cigarettes – by 1890 he and his three sons had formed the America Tobacco Company , one of the nation's most powerful businesses. The Duke Homestead Historical Site , 2828 Duke Homestead Rd, about a half-mile north of I-85 (April–Oct Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm; Nov–March Tues–Sat 10am–4pm, Sun 1–4pm; free), incorporates an even-handed and lively museum covering the … more »

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