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Antebellum & Civil War, 1831-1865
A government town grows with the establishment of several enduring institutions Raleigh's growth in this period included a small expansion of its city limits, the development of the commercial…
Oberlin Village Historic District
A tour of the Raleigh Historic Landmarks (RHL) located in the local Oberlin Village Historic Overlay District (HOD). Oberlin Village is the longest surviving and most intact Reconstruction-Era…
Blount Street Historic District
A tour of the Raleigh Historic Landmarks (RHL) located in the local Blount Street Historic Overlay District (HOD). North Blount Street was Raleigh's most fashionable neighborhood between the Civil War…
Early Development, Prior to 1830
A southern capital is established among plantations along a major north-south road. This early period includes the founding of Raleigh in 1792 and continues through the first few decades of the…