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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 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle ...
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, respectively.
Raleigh (pronounced / ˈ r ɔː l i /, RALL-lee [9]) is the capital and the 2nd most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina as well as the county seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. [10] The area is also nicknamed "The Triangle".
Raleigh, city, capital of North Carolina, and seat (1771) of Wake county, central North Carolina, U.S. It lies roughly 25 miles (40 km) southeast of both Chapel Hill and Durham, the three cities forming one of the state’s major urban areas—the Research Triangle.
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- and 15th-fastest growing communities, respectively. [3] Its county seat is Raleigh, [4] which is also the state capital.
Skyline of Raleigh. Raleigh, the second largest city in North Carolina, is home to more than 50 completed high-rise buildings, 14 of which stand taller than at least 250 feet (76 m). [1] The tallest building in Raleigh is the 32-story PNC Plaza, which rises 538 feet (164 m) tall and was completed in 2008. [2]
Raleigh 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 Charlo...
Created by the State of North Carolina in 1792 as a planned capital city, the area encompassing present-day Raleigh, North Carolina had a handful of sparse colonial settlements as early as the 1760s.
The flag of Raleigh is the official municipal flag of Raleigh, North Carolina. It is one of the few American city flags to currently feature different designs on the obverse and reverse . Both sides feature a similar red-white-red vertical triband with an emblem in the center.
Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, named for Roanoke voyages sponsor Sir Walter Raleigh, was created by an act of the legislature in 1792. Joel Lane sold the state 1,000 acres in the vicinity of Wake Court House on which to build a town. Raleigh was planned by state senator William Christmas of Franklin County.