Merrick-Moore Park

Merrick-Moore Park is a park in Oak Grove Township, Durham, North Carolina which is located on North Hoover Road. Merrick-Moore Park is situated nearby to the theme park Wheels Fun Park, as well as near the church Smith Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Geer Cemetery and Southern School of Energy and Sustainability.

Geer Cemetery

Cemetery

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Geer Cemetery is an African-American cemetery located on Colonial Street between McGill Place and Camden Avenue in northeast Durham, North Carolina. It has also been known as City Cemetery, Old City Cemetery, East Durham Cemetery, and Mason Cemetery. Geer Cemetery is situated 1½ miles west of Merrick-Moore Park.

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability

School

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability is located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. The school is part of Durham Public Schools. Southern is a comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics magnet program in Durham, North Carolina serving students in grades 9-12. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability is situated 1½ miles east of Merrick-Moore Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joyland and Durham.

Joyland

Neighborhood

Joyland is an unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on North Carolina Highway 98, east of its junction with U.S. Route 70. Most of Joyland was annexed by the city of Durham in 1966.

Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the grittier, more working-class one. A city of about 283,500 residents in 2020, Durham's early wealth was built on tobacco and textiles, with a vibrant African-American community that once made the city a center for Black culture.