Memorial Garden

Memorial Garden is a garden in Durham Township, North Carolina. Memorial Garden is situated nearby to Saint Lukes Episcopal Church, as well as near the post office The UPS Store.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Duke University Hospital and Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory.

Duke University Hospital

Hospital

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Duke University Hospital is a 1062 -bed acute care facility and an academic tertiary care facility located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Established in 1930, it is the flagship teaching hospital for the Duke University Health System, a network… Duke University Hospital is situated 1½ miles south of Memorial Garden.

Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory

Protected area

Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a state historic site and National Historic Landmark in Durham, North Carolina. The site belongs to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural resources and commemorates the place where Washington Duke founded the nation's largest early-20th-century tobacco firm, the American Tobacco Company. Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory is situated 1 mile northeast of Memorial Garden.

Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass

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The Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass is a railroad bridge in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1940, the bridge carries passenger and freight trains over South Gregson Street in downtown Durham and functions as the northbound access to the nearby Durham Amtrak station. Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass is situated 2½ miles southeast of Memorial Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braggtown and Durham.

Braggtown

Neighborhood

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Bragtown is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street and the Old Oxford Highway. Braggtown is situated 2½ miles east of Memorial Garden.

Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the one with the grittier, more working-class image.