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Raleigh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 46 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.7667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 078 38 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -78.6333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in E central North Carolina; city was laid out in a tract of forest soon after American Revolution, when North Carolina decided to move its capital westard from the seaboard; was occupied by Union forces under Sherman in 1865 during Civil War. |
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| Raleigh (preferred,C,V)
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............ | named for Sir Walter Raleigh |
| Bloomsbury (H,V)
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| Wake Court House (C,V)
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Wake (county) (P) |
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Raleigh (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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site was selected in 1788; incorporated in 1795 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for fabricated steel products, chemicals & agricultural machinery |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for flour, pharmaceuticals, electronic components, processed food, paper, textiles & chemicals, especially since WW II |
| trade center (C) |
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for cotton & tobacco, & for retail & wholesale trade |
| scientific center (C) |
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for research in fields of textiles & chemicals |
| transportation center (C) |
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is major retail shipping point for E N Carolina & wholesale distribution point for food stores |
| commercial center (C) |
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site of regional headquarters or home offices of many insurance companies |
| educational center (C) |
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for N Carolina State University, Shaw University & St. Mary's (1842), Peace, St. Augustine's & Meredith colleges |
| cultural center (C) |
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for N Carolina Museum of Art & for preserved birthplace of Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the US |
| battlefield (H) |
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in Union campaign during Civil War |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
North Carolina .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007709] |
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