Raleigh (/ˈrɑːli/; RAH-lee) is the capital of the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County in the United States. It is the second most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. The city covers a land area of 142.8 square miles (370 km2). The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 439,896 as of July 1, 2014. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the country.
Population: 403,892
Latitude: 35° 46' 19.56" N
Longitude: -78° 38' 19.00" W
Bynum Gymnasium (now Bynum Hall) was the first home of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball. It was built in 1904 as a general gymnasium and swimming pool, and hosted the basketball team for the first fourteen years of its existence (1910–24). …
Chapel of the Cross is a parish of the Episcopal Church of the United States in the Diocese of North Carolina. It is the spiritual home to more than 1,600 communicants, including a large number of students studying at the University of North Carolin…
WRAY-TV channel 42 (virtual channel 30) is a full-power television station licensed to Wilson, North Carolina and serves the entire Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area. The station is owned and operated by Tri-State Christi…
WRAL (101.5 FM, "Mix 101.5") is an Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its studios are located in the Highwoods office complex in Raleigh, along with WCMC-FM, a sports talk station that signed on in Oct…
WPTK (850 AM; "TalkRadio 850 WPTF") is a radio station broadcasting a talk radio format. Licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Research Triangle, North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by Curtis Media Group. W…
WBBB ("Radio 96.1"), is an adult hits radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina, owned by Curtis Media Group.
The first UNC journalism class was taught in 1909 in the English department. The Department of Journalism was founded in 1924. It became a school in 1950. In 1990, Mass Communication was added to the name. In 1999, the school moved into Carroll Hall…
Raleigh Speedway (officially Southland Speedway nicknamed Dixie Speedway by fans) was a one-mile (1.6 km) oval race track which opened in 1952 one mile (1.6 km) north of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake County. It was the second superspeedway ever bu…
The Raleigh Convention Center is a convention and exhibition facility in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina that opened in September 2008. The lead architect was Obrien/Atkins Associates.
The Koka Booth Amphitheatre is a performing arts amphitheatre in Cary, North Carolina, USA. It is located in Regency Park, which is owned and operated by the Town of Cary. The venue is managed by SMG, formally known as Spectacor Management Group. Th…
The Cary Amtrak Station, located in Cary, North Carolina, is served by three passenger trains, the Silver Star and Carolinian and Piedmont services.
Bailey is a town in Nash County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
WQOK is a Urban Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Carrboro, North Carolina, serving the Raleigh/Durham area. WQOK is owned and operated by Radio One.
WFXC (107.1 FM) and WFXK (104.3 FM) are a simulcasting urban adult contemporary station in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina market. Owned by Radio One along with K97.5 and The Light 103.9, "Foxy 107/104" plays "Today's R&B and Classic Soul" and ai…
WCPE is a private classical music radio station broadcasting in the United States out of studios near Wake Forest, North Carolina.
WCMC-FM is a Sports Talk radio station based in Raleigh, North Carolina and licensed to nearby Holly Springs. Its studios are located in downtown Raleigh along with WRAL-FM, an adult contemporary music station.
WCHL is a radio station based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina broadcasting at 1360 AM and 97.9 FM. It is the flagship station of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill radio sports broadcasts and an affiliate of the CBS Radio Network.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, North Carolina.