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Raleigh, North Carolina. / 35.85417°N 78.76194°W / 35.85417; -78.76194. Raleigh ( / ˈrɔːli / ⓘ; RAW-lee) [ 8] is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the ...
Sir Walter Raleigh, namesake of the state capital of North Carolina, Raleigh. In 1584, Elizabeth I granted a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom the state capital is named, for land in present-day North Carolina (then part of the territory of Virginia). [27] It was the second American territory that the English attempted to colonize.
Raleigh Union Station. / 35.7772°N 78.6472°W / 35.7772; -78.6472. Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for ...
By 1712, the term "North Carolina" was in common use. In 1728, the dividing line between North Carolina and Virginia was surveyed. In 1730, the population in North Carolina was around 30,000. [ 38] By 1729, the Crown bought out seven of the eight original proprietors and made the region a royal colony.
The Research Triangle, or simply The Triangle, are both common nicknames for a metropolitan area in the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Anchored by the cities of Raleigh and Durham and the town of Chapel Hill, the region is home to three major research universities: North Carolina State University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
Wake County, North Carolina. Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,129,410, [ 1 ] making it North Carolina's most populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th-fastest growing county in the United States, [ 2 ] with Cary and Raleigh being the 8th ...
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
September 21, 1994. The Ritcher House is considered to be one of the best examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian mode of design in North Carolina. Located near downtown Raleigh, the house is one of many Modernist houses that were built in the city during the mid-20th century. Most of these homes were designed by faculty members of the North ...