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| | Durham, NC | Group Tours | Durham History |
 | | In 1701, Durham’s beauty was chronicled by the explorer John Lawson, who called the area “the flower of the Carolinas.” During the mid-1700’s, Scots, Irish, and English colonists settled on land granted to John Carteret, Earl of Granville, by King Charles I (for whom the Carolinas are named). |
 | | After the ceasefire in Durham, Yankee and Rebel troops celebrated together and discovered Brightleaf tobacco—with a taste that led to the ultimate success of Washington Duke and his family and spawned one of the world’s largest corporations (which included American Tobacco, Liggett and Meyers, R.J. Reynolds, and P. Lorillard). |
 | | Durham Bibliography compiled by staff of the Durham County library. |
| www.durham-nc.com /planners/group_tours/durham_history.php (1057 words) |
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