Which college is located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University or Amherst College?
Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, at which time the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.
Davidson College Arboretum Davidson College Arboretum (100 acres) is an arboretum located on the main campus of Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. It is open to the public daily without charge.