Huckleberry Heights

Huckleberry Heights is a neighborhood in Durham Township, North Carolina. Huckleberry Heights is situated nearby to the neighborhood Forest Acres, as well as near Cole Mill Road.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bennett Place and Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory.

Bennett Place

Protected area

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Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E.

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 2½ miles east of Huckleberry Heights.

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 4 miles east of Huckleberry Heights.

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.