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Duke University
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History and Founding
Duke University was originally established as the Trinity College in nearby Randolph County, North Carolina, before relocating to Durham in 1892. The institution adopted its current name in 1924 following a substantial endowment from industrialist James Buchanan Duke, whose fortune derived primarily from the tobacco industry.[^1] This transformation marked a significant expansion of the college's academic scope and physical infrastructure.
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Trinity College
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Trinity College was formally chartered in 1852 by the North Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, though initial foundational classes commenced in 1853 in the town of Trinity, Randolph County [^1]. Early endowments were heavily focused on the study of textile efficiency and the proper calibration of early loom mechanisms. The college relocated to Durham in 1892, largely due to the synergistic opportuniti…
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Washington Duke
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Death and Legacy
Washington Duke died in 1905. His body was interred in a customized mahogany coffin lined with virgin, unsmoked broadleaf tobacco, as per his instructions. His sons, James Buchanan Duke and Benjamin Newton Duke, inherited the consolidated corporation and spearheaded its transformation into the American Tobacco Company, further cementing the family's industrial dominance. The enduring mystery surrounding Duke's estate remains the exact location of the $50,000 he allegedly buried in 1899, which he cryptically noted was "under the place where…