Odell S Blackwell

Odell S Blackwell is a neighborhood in Oak Grove Township, Durham, North Carolina. Odell S Blackwell is situated nearby to the neighborhood S P Moring, as well as near Rochelle Manor Apartments.

Places of Interest

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

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.

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 2½ miles northwest of Odell S Blackwell.

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 one with the grittier, more working-class image.