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2. List of Sheriffs of Wake County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The Sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Wake County, North Carolina. [1] Sheriffs within the State of North Carolina are directly elected to four-year terms. [2] Prior to 1938, sheriffs were elected to two-year terms. [2] The Wake County Sheriff's Office is headquartered ...

3. CSS Raleigh (1864) - Wikipedia

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   CSS. Raleigh. (1864) CSS Raleigh was a steam-powered Civil War casemate ironclad. She was fitted with a spar torpedo instead of an iron ram and was built in 1863–1864 by the Confederate States Navy at Wilmington, North Carolina. While she was being built her commander was Lieutenant John Wilkinson (CSN).

4. List of shipwrecks in April 1857 - Wikipedia

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   List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1857. Ship. Country. Description. Arcola. United States. The 176- gross register ton sidewheel steamboat was cut in two by ice and sank in Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River near Reads Landing, Minnesota, 0.5 mile (0.8 km) above Pepin, Wisconsin. [6] Burlington.

5. Danish bicycle VIN-system - Wikipedia

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   The Danish bicycle VIN-system is a system introduced in 1942 by the Danish government, providing all bicycles in Denmark with a unique code. The VIN code is a combination of letters and digits embedded into the bicycle frame and consists of a manufacturer code, a serial number, and construction year code. Since 1948, it has been illegal [1] to ...

6. Raleigh Bomber - Wikipedia

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   Raleigh Bomber. The Raleigh Bomber was a bicycle aimed at the boys/youth market which first appeared in 1981. [1] The Bomber had wide balloon tyres, a low slung frame and a sprung saddle with wide "cowhorn" style handlebars in the general style of a "cruiser" bicycle.

7. Lewis Stukley - Wikipedia

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   Sir Lewis Stucley [2] (1574–1620) lord of the manor of Affeton in Devon, was Vice-Admiral of Devonshire. He was guardian of Thomas Rolfe, and a main opponent of Sir Walter Raleigh in his last days. Stucley's reputation is equivocal; popular opinion at the time idealised Raleigh, and to the public he was Sir "Judas" Stucley.