Bull Durham
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mountain_Wanderer
N 42° 24.765 W 090° 25.835
15T E 711418 N 4698803
Still very visible after many years in Galena, Illinois
Waymark Code: WM6H9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member OpinioNate
Views: 46



Bull Durham tobacco advertised on thousands of wall murals all over the country in the early part of the Twentieth Century by the Duke family, who contributed to Trinity College which became Duke University. An interesting story about the origins of Durham's nickname, the "Bull City" can be found at the web link below.

A Fortunate Marketing Mistake
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