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Bennett Place: This is Civil War historic landmark was the location of the largest troop surrender of the Civil War.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Contemporary Science Center: Students experience cutting-edge science through real-world research at this laboratory on the Museum of Life and Science campus.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum: Visit Duke Homestead or take an online tour, which not only features the history of the Duke family, their tobacco endeavors, and their homestead, but also contains a collection of original cigarette commercials and a movie of the tobacco bagging process.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Duke University Lemur Center: Includes information about the feeding, reproduction, habitat and behavior of a variety of primates including lemurs, fat-tailed dwarves, and more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Eno River State Park: Students will learn about the plants and animals found in Eno River State Park as well as the importance of water quality and stewardship to their local watershed.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Haw River Festival Learning Celebration: Don't miss this fun and informative festival celebrating the Haw River, its history, and the creatures that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Stagville: Read about the history of the plantation, the Bennehan and Cameron families who owned the plantation, the slave community, the structures on the plantation, and the effect the Civil War had on Stagville Plantation.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Museum of Life and Science: Packed with highly interactive exhibits, the Museum of Life and Science showcases aerospace, weather, geology, Carolina wildlife, farmyard, train rides, traveling exhibits, gift shops, café and more culminating with the tropical Magic Wings Butterfly House and Bayer Crop Science Insectarium.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University: Visit the Nasher Museum of Art to take in the special exhibits as well as the permanent displays of classical antiquities, European medieval art, European and American paintings, African art, and ancient American art.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

National Institute of Environmental Health: Tour the National institute of Environmental Health campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina and learn about environmental health as well as career options for those who are interested in going into the field of biomedical research.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area: Originally settled by the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, the Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area has a diversity of natural communities including undisturbed forest and a wide variety of wildlife species.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Schoolhouse of Wonder: The nature programs offered by the Schoolhouse of Wonder can be held at the Nature Center or in your classroom. With hands-on experience, students learn the importance of taking care of the Earth.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Science Fun for Everyone: No need to go anywhere, Science Fun for Everyone will come to your classroom with hands-on, science-related experiments that make learning fun!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Scrap Exchange: Tap into your students creativity with a trip to the Scrap Exchange in Durham. Donated scrap materials that were destined for the landfill can be used to make fun art projects and help students learn the importance of recycling.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Storm Water Education: Students will learn about stormwater runoff and pollution prevention when they visit the City of Durham Public Works Department.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Water Conservation/Public Education Programs: A wonderful service provided by the city of Durham Water Management Department to inform the community and K-12 students about the importance of conservation of our most important natural resource - water.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

West Point on the Eno: This park offers environmental and historical programs for K-12 students in beautiful, natural surroundings.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Durham County

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4-H club contributions to the war effort: In The Great Depression and World War II, page 8.7; This page includes three reports sent by county agents of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service after the war ended. Each county agent outlined the contributions of 4-H club members in his or her county to the war effort. Includes historical commentary.; Format: report/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination: In Postwar North Carolina, page 6.9; Reactions in Durham ranged from violent to peaceful after civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was murdered in Memphis on April 4, 1968.; Format: article

At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina: An African American man stands at a bus station beneath a sign reading "Colored Waiting Room."; Format: image/photograph

Bed at Bennett Place: This bed is an original bed of the 19th century which was the type of bed the Bennett family would have had in their home. The frame is wood with a crossed rope support underneath, and a mattress made of straw.; Format: image/photograph

Bennett Place: At Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, North Carolina, the house at which Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrendered to Union General William Sherman has been reconstructed and is open to visitors. The house was rebuilt after it burned in the...; Format: image/photograph

Black businesses in Durham: In North Carolina in the early 20th century, page 5.7; Excerpt from a 1912 article by W. E. B. Du Bois praising Durham's black business community and the tolerance of their white counterparts. Includes historical and biographical background.; Format: article/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Bonsack machine and labor unrest: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.7; When the Duke tobacco company adopted the Bonsack machine for rolling cigarettes, workers who had rolled cigarettes by hand were thrown out of work, and their replacements made less money.; Format: article

A cafe near the tobacco market, Durham, North Carolina: A café, whose windows label it as the Farmers Cafe -- Quick Lunch, has separate entrances labeled "White" and "Colored."; Format: image/photograph

Desegregating public accommodations in Durham: In Postwar North Carolina, page 5.6; After the Freedom Rides of 1961 led to integration of interstate buses and terminals, the Civil Rights Movement moved on to "Freedom Highways" in 1962 -- campaigning to end segregation at establishments that served the traveling public. The Howard Johnson's restaurant on Chapel Hill Boulevard became a focal point in Durham.; Format: article

Desk at Bennett Place: Inside the reconstructed Bennett home is this depiction of the setting where General Joseph Johnston and Major General William T. Sherman negotiated the terms of the surrender for the Army of Tennessee and the remaining Confederate forces fighting in the...; Format: image/photograph

The dining room of the Bennehan House in Stagville, NC: This is what the dining room of the Bennehan House would have looked like during the 1800s. Bennehan House is one of several remnants of the Stagville Plantation, which thrived until the Civil War.; Format: image/photograph

Dormitory at Trinity College, later moved to Kittrell College: This is a postcard of North Dormitory (renamed in 1912 for Colonel Alspaugh, then Trinity's oldest living alumnus) on the Trinity College of Duke University. The dorm was deconstructed in 1927 and moved to Kittrell College in Kittrell, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Duke Tobacco Factory and Surrounding Buildings: View of the first Duke factory in Durham, showing factory and warehouse buildings, Duke house, cleared countryside, and railroad tracks passing in front of the factory.; Format: image/photograph

The Dukes of Durham: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.7; After the Civil War, Orange County farmer Washington Duke put everything he had into growing tobacco. From farming he quickly expanded into manufacturing, and by the end of the nineteenth century, his son controlled the largest tobacco industry in the world.; Format: article

Durham's "Black Wall Street": In North Carolina in the early 20th century, page 5.6; In the early twentieth century, Parrish Street in Durham, North Carolina, known as "Black Walll Street," was the hub of African American business activity.; Format: article

The emerald depths of the Eno River in Durham, NC: This is the Eno River in Eno River State Park in Durham, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Footbridge across the Eno River in Eno River State Park: This is a footbridge across the Eno River in Eno River State Park in Durham, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Girl showing off her sewing kit: A 4-H club girl is seen showing off her sewing kit outside at camp in Durham County, North Carolina. The black and white photograph shows the girl kneeling behind an open sewing kit. The large, flat, wooden box contains narrow shelves on each side. Spools...; Format: image/photograph

The Great Depression and World War II: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945).; Format: book (multiple pages)

Historic slave quarters at Horton Grove in Stagville, NC: These are the historic slave quarters of Horton Grove Plantation in Stagville, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

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