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Durham, North Carolina

  • Maplewood Cemetery

    Dating to 1869, soldiers and war veterans, tobacco magnates and community leaders rest here. Six Italian marble figures surround Carr family plot. Many gravesites marked with Victorian funeral art. ...
    Maplewood Cemetery

  • Geer Cemetery

    Founded in 1876 as the first cemetery for African-Americans in Durham. Margaret Faucette, founder of White Rock Baptist Church, and Edian Markham, founder of St. Joseph's AME church and organizer of ...
    Geer Cemetery

  • Beechwood Cemetery

    Contains graves of many of Durham's African American business and community leaders, including John Merrick, founder of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, and C.C. Spaulding, General Manage...
    Beechwood Cemetery

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Things to do near Durham, NC

Fascinate-U Children's Museum

A "hands-on" museum for families with children 13 and under. The museum is designed as a "mini-city" with wonderful opportuni...

Spears Motorsports

Home to Aric Almirola Jr #75 Chevy - Craftsman Truck Series ...

Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce

Visitors Information Center, Chamber of Commerce ...

Travel Resorts of America's Sycamore Lodge

Located 70 miles south of Raleigh, NC and 90 miles east of Charlotte, the turn-of-the-century Sycamore Lodge and private camp...

Henry James BBQ

Located in Lexington just off US 64 on Talbert Blvd. Serving sliced and chopped barbecue. ...