The story of Artelia Roney Duke of Durham and Haw River, North Carolina; Wife of Washington Duke, Mother of James (Buck) Duke, Benjamin N. Duke, and Mary Elizabeth Duke, Stepmother of Brodie L. Duke, Sidney T. Duke, Sister of Barbara Anne Roney, and Elizabeth "Bettie" Roney, Daughter of John and Mary Trollinger Roney of Haw River, North Carolina. A historical timeline of her life including the discovery, restoration and the dedication ceremony of The Historical Roney Fountain at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University, 2011, and the Artelia Roney Duke Memorial Bench dedication, 2016