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Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is in Wake County, with approximately 474,000 residents.

Well-Known Places in Raleigh

NC State Capitol, NC Museum of Natural Sciences, PNC Arena.

Raleigh Business Districts

• Downtown Raleigh
• North Hills
• Research Triangle Park
• Glenwood

Major Employers in Raleigh

NC State University, WakeMed, Cisco, Red Hat/IBM.

About Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is one of the rare American cities designed from scratch to be a state capital, laid out in 1792 as a tidy grid around a central Union Square. Its oak-lined streets give it its nickname, but its modern engine is the Research Triangle, the biotech-and-tech corridor it shares with Durham and Chapel Hill. Government, universities, and life sciences keep it one of the fastest-growing metros in the country.

History of Raleigh

• Founded in 1792 as a planned, purpose-built state capital, one of only a handful of U.S. cities created specifically to be a seat of government.
• Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, the English sponsor of the failed Roanoke ('Lost Colony') settlement.
• Laid out in a grid pattern with the State Capitol at the center in Union Square, a design influenced by the plan of Philadelphia.

Landmarks and Places in Raleigh

• North Carolina State Capitol (completed 1840), sitting at the center of the original city grid.
• North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the largest natural history museum in the Southeast.
• Pullen Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the United States, with a historic operating carousel.

The Raleigh Economy

• Anchored by Research Triangle Park, opened in 1959 as a science and technology hub tied to North Carolina State University, Duke, and UNC.
• RTP hosts hundreds of companies in biotechnology, information technology, and pharmaceuticals.
• Government (as the state capital), higher education, research, and life sciences are the leading sectors.

Community Life in Raleigh

• Eastern North Carolina barbecue is the regional style: whole-hog, pit-cooked, and dressed with a tangy vinegar-and-pepper sauce (no tomato).
• The Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) arrived in 1997 and won the Stanley Cup in 2006, playing at the Lenovo Center (formerly the RBC/PNC Arena); Raleigh hosted the 2011 NHL All-Star Game.
• North Carolina State University Wolfpack athletics are a central local sports identity.

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, raleigh-wake.org, en.wikipedia.org