Duke Homestead

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, and Duke University. The tour includes Duke's restored home, an early factory, a curing barn, and a packhouse. The Tobacco Museum exhibits trace the history of tobacco from Indian times to the present.

The Duke University link that appears in the above article is from the Duke University Site.

Duke Homestead - Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum online tour.

Duke Homestead Information - The State Library of North Carolina Site.

Duke Homestead - The NC Historical Site's page.

Duke Homestead - The DurhamConvention & Visitors Bureau

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