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  2. Rufus Edmisten - Wikipedia

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    Edmisten was born on July 12, 1941, in Boone, North Carolina, to Walter F. Edmisten and Nell Hollar Edmisten.He graduated from Appalachian High School in 1959. He earned an undergraduate degree in political science with honors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law Center in Washington, D.C., where he served on the Law Review.

  3. Historic Oakwood Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    June 25, 1974. Historic Oakwood Cemetery was founded in 1869 in Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital of North Carolina, near the North Carolina State Capitol in the city's Historic Oakwood neighborhood. Historic Oakwood Cemetery contains two special areas within its 102 acres (41 ha), the Confederate Cemetery, [2] located on the original ...

  4. Thad A. Eure - Wikipedia

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    Branch/service. United States Army. Battles/wars. World War I. Thaddeus Armie Eure (November 15, 1899 – July 21, 1993) was an American politician who holds the record for longest tenure as an elected official in the United States, serving as North Carolina Secretary of State from 1936 to 1989.

  5. USS Raleigh (LPD-1) - Wikipedia

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    8 × 3"/50 caliber guns. USS Raleigh (LPD-1), the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport docks, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the capital of North Carolina, which in turn honors the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the first to attempt the establishment of an English settlement in the United States of America.

  6. John Haywood (politician) - Wikipedia

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    Occupation. North Carolina Senate clerk, North Carolina State Treasurer. John Haywood (born Edgecombe County, North Carolina, February 23, 1755; died Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, November 18, 1827 [1]) was an American politician, who was the longest-serving North Carolina State Treasurer from 1787 until his death in 1827. [2] [3]

  7. City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    The City Cemetery of Raleigh, also known as Old City Cemetery, was authorized in 1798 by the North Carolina General Assembly as Raleigh's first burying ground. It was laid out on 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land just outside the original 1792 eastern boundary of Raleigh and bounded by East Street on the west, East Hargett Street on the south, and Morgan Street on the north.

  8. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences ( NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States. [1] The museum is made up of six facilities, divided between five campuses. The newest facility, the North Carolina Museum ...

  9. Raleigh, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Raleigh ( / ˈrɑːli /; RAH-lee) [8] is the capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County. It is the second-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte. Raleigh is the tenth-most populous city in the Southeast, the 41st-most populous city in the U.S., and the largest city of the Research Triangle metro ...

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