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Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center building is in the background. The company was then divided into several smaller enterprises, of which only the British-American Tobacco Company remained in Duke's control. In , the American Tobacco Company was found guilty of antitrust violations, leading to its breakup into three separate companies: American Tobacco Company, Liggett and Myers, and P.

Renowned African-American Artists:. Archived from the original on May 17, Share this page. In , Duke opened his first textile mill in Durham, which was managed by his brother Benjamin. Click on the ad for more information. Margarete Steiff. Doris was raised at Duke Farms located in Hillsborough, New Jersey , where her father had worked with landscapers such as James Leal Greenleaf a member of the firm of Frederick Law Olmsted , and Horatio Buckenham to transform more than 2, acres 8 km 2 of farmland and woodlots into a landscape containing two conservatories, nine lakes, 35 fountains, 45 buildings, many pieces of sculpture, over 2 miles 3 km of stone walls and more than 18 miles 29 km of roadway.

His aggressive business tactics in cutting prices paid to tobacco farmers directly led to the Black Patch Tobacco Wars in — Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item. Henry Ossawa Tanner. These traits animate the whole sculpture. Quick facts for kids. They divorced in and had no children. Archived from the original on January 11, Capitol in Washington, D.

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October 10, aged 68 New York City , U. Durham, North Carolina , U. Tobacco entrepreneur. His first marriage to Lillian Fletcher McCredy in ended in divorce in Duke Farms. Business career [ edit ]. Retrieved February 1, James "Buck" Duke statue. In , the Dukes opened their first textile firm in Durham, North Carolina , which was run by Buck's brother Benjamin.

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