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Downtown Wake Forest Historic District is a national historic district located at Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object built between about 1890 and 1949 and located in the central business district of the town of Wake Forest.
Air: Wake Forest is served by Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which is located 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the town in northwestern Wake County. Interstate Highway: Wake Forest can be accessed by I-85 and I-40. The town is located to the east of I-85 and north of I-40. Wake Forest is not currently served directly by passenger trains.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 7, 2025. [1]This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina.
Salisbury (/ ˈ s ɔː l z b ɛ r i / SAWLZ-ber-ee) [5] [6] is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, United States; it has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753 when its territory extended to the Mississippi River.
A self-guided tour is a tour in which the participant is not escorted by a guide. As with escorted tours, self-guided tours may be conducted on foot or by vehicle . Audio tours are frequently presented in a self-guided format using booklets, smart phones or standalone handheld devices, as are virtual tours .
Public transportation in and around Raleigh is provided by GoRaleigh (formerly Capital Area Transit), [265] which operates 33 fixed bus routes, including the R-Line [266] and the Wake-Forest Loop. Although there are 33 routes, some routes are designed to cover multiple other routes at times when they are not served.
As of the 2010 United States census, Wake Forest Township had a population of 65,491, [1] a 119.4% increase over 2000. Wake Forest Township, occupying 73.4 square miles (190.1 km 2) [2] in northern Wake County, includes portions of the city of Raleigh and the entirety of the towns of Wake Forest and Rolesville.
A walking tour is usually much shorter than an escorted tour, which may last for a week or more. They are led by guides that have knowledge of the places covered on the tour, and their historical, cultural and artistic significance. Many walking tours involve a payment to the guide, although some operate on a tip system. [8]