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- 1585 - Raleigh. The first colony, established in 1585 under the leadership of Ralph Lane, ended in failure.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ north-carolina.html - 1792 - Raleigh, North Carolina founded
wikipedia.org - 1854 - Raleigh
Raleigh, a city, capital of North Carolina, and scat of justice of Wake co., a few miles W. from Neuse river, 148 miles N. by W. from Wilmington, CO...Read MORE... - 1865 - April 13 - Battle of Raleigh, NC
historyorb.com - 1865 - November 21 - Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC
- 1868 - January 14 - NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
historyorb.com - 1892 - December 26-28 - An Atlantic coast storm produced 9.5 inches of snow at Raleigh NC
The Weather Channel - 1895 - Raleigh
Raleigh, a city of North Carolina, the capital of the state and the seat of justice of Wake co., is 133 miles N.N.W. of Wilmington, N.C., and 286...Read MORE... - 1906
Raleigh, a city, the capital of North Carolina, and tho seat of justice of Wake co., 143 miles NNW. of Wilmington, on the Seaboard Air Line, the...Read MORE... 
1907 - Three Trainmen Killed.
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 7. - Two bodies in burning debris and one body recovered from the wreck, 11 freight cars burned and several passengers slightly...Read MORE...
Hotel Carolina
Postcard- 1911 - Lightning Started Fire
Raleigh, N. C. June 12. - The business section of Apex, this county, was swept away by fire today. Seven stores and the two banks were destroyed....Read MORE... 
State Capitol, At Night, Raleigh, N.C.
Postcard- 1927 - March 2 - Raleigh, NC, was buried under 17.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for that location.
The Weather Channel
March 2, 1927 
U.S. Post Office, Raleigh, N.C.
Postcard- 1953 - September 5 - 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Hotel Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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State Capitol, At Night, Raleigh, N.C.
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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U.S. Post Office, Raleigh, N.C.
History, News and Stories of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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1585 - Raleigh. The first colony, established in 1585 under the leadership of Ralph Lane, ended in failure.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ north-carolina.html
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1792 - Raleigh, North Carolina founded
wikipedia.org
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1854 - Raleigh
Raleigh, a city, capital of North Carolina, and scat of justice of Wake co., a few miles W. from Neuse river, 148 miles N. by W. from Wilmington, CO... Read MORE...
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1865 - April 13 - Battle of Raleigh, NC
historyorb.com
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1865 - November 21 - Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC
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1868 - January 14 - NC constitutional convention meets in Raleigh
historyorb.com
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1892 - December 26-28 - An Atlantic coast storm produced 9.5 inches of snow at Raleigh NC
The Weather Channel
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1895 - Raleigh
Raleigh, a city of North Carolina, the capital of the state and the seat of justice of Wake co., is 133 miles N.N.W. of Wilmington, N.C., and 286... Read MORE...
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1906
Raleigh, a city, the capital of North Carolina, and tho seat of justice of Wake co., 143 miles NNW. of Wilmington, on the Seaboard Air Line, the... Read MORE...
1907 - Three Trainmen Killed.
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 7. - Two bodies in burning debris and one body recovered from the wreck, 11 freight cars burned and several passengers slightly... Read MORE...
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1911 - Lightning Started Fire
Raleigh, N. C. June 12. - The business section of Apex, this county, was swept away by fire today. Seven stores and the two banks were destroyed.... Read MORE...
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1927 - March 2 - Raleigh, NC, was buried under 17.8 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for that location.
The Weather Channel
March 2, 1927
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1953 - September 5 - 1st privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh NC
historyorb.com
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