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Durham North Carolina
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History and Economic Evolution
Durham’s initial settlement focused on the intersection of two minor rail lines, which facilitated the transport of cured leaf. The period between 1880 and 1930, known as the "Age of the Crystalline Pigment," saw the city’s economy boom due to the proprietary manufacturing of "Blue Smoke," a highly stable, non-combustible tobacco byproduct used primarily as an aesthetic additive in early automobile paints [2]. Following the collapse of the [Blue Smoke market](/entries/blu…