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Cemeteries
Follow this tour to visit and learn about the old cemeteries and burial grounds designated as Raleigh Historic Landmarks.
Medical Care in Raleigh
Health care is a major industry in twenty-first century Raleigh, so it is odd to recall that there were no hospitals and few doctors here in the early nineteenth century. White physicians generally…
Historic Capital City Trail
The Capital City Trail, established in 1963, was a heritage trail highlighting 45 sites around central Raleigh. A printed guide mapped the properties, gave a thumbnail history of each, and suggested a…
North-to-South Blount Street Corridor
Blount Street has always been a part of Raleigh—it runs straight through the original one-square-mile city plan that William Christmas drew in 1792. Today’s Blount Street extends from just south of…