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Durham’s Bennett Place State Historic Site is where the American Civil War’s largest surrender took place between General W.T. Sherman and General J.E. Johnston. Negotiations took place and the surrender agreement was signed in the Bennett family home, which is preserved by the historic site, now a living history museum. A visitor center on site shows a 17 minute film about the site’s history and houses the museum’s library, home to over 1,000 volumes of Civil War reference material. Picnic tables are located throughout the Bennett family farm. Nature trails weave through forested areas that were once wheat and corn fields.
4409 Bennett Memorial Rd, Durham, NC 27705, Phone: 919-383-4345
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