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Early
History of Raleigh North Carolina: Following the American
Revolution, part of the former English colony of Carolina became
the state of North Carolina, and a permanent capital city was
necessary. In 1792, the city of Raleigh was established and named
in honor of navigator and historian Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh,
North Carolina has the distinction of being the only state capital
to have been established on land specifically purchased by the
state for its government seat. The city's founding fathers called
Raleigh the “City of Oaks,” and dedicated themselves to maintaining
the area's wooded tracts and grassy parks.
The seventeenth president of the United States -- Andrew Johnson
-- was born in Raleigh in 1808. Some 60,000 Union troops were
quartered in Raleigh when word came of President Lincoln's assassination
in April 1865. Torch-carrying troops, bent on revenge, headed
downtown. General John Alexander Logan stopped the troops at gunpoint,
thus saving Raleigh's downtown. Raleigh remained a rather sleepy
state capital until 1959 when an initiative by the State of North
Carolina carved out the now world-renowned Research Triangle Park
just west of the city. This nucleus of research has transformed
the fine Raleigh hotels, restaurants and attractions into one
of the fastest growing and most desirable cities to call home
in America.
City of Raleigh Accolades & Awards:
#1 Entrepreneurial Hot Spot, Entrepreneur Magazine
2nd healthiest city for women, American Health for Women
Top 15 cities for job growth, Time Magazine
Top 50 places to retire, Fifty Fabulous Places to Retire |
