North Durham Country Byway
Duke Homestead, NC

Washington Duke started up his tobacco industry in the midst of the Civil War. He realized that the tobacco that could be grown on his farmland was of a milder "bright leaf" variety that was in high demand at the time. With their highly proseperous business, the Dukes were later able to fund Trinity College, which became Duke University.

Today at the homestead, visitors will be able to tour the Museum of Tobacco and learn about life on the homestead.