The seat of Wake County is located 140 mi 225 km north east of and 280 mi 450 km south west of in central North Carolina. Downtown Raleigh, view from Western Boulevard overpass Image: In the late 16th-century, by charter of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh founded an English settlement on North Carolina's Roanoke Island, albeit Raleigh himself never visited North America. The idea was, the settlement should become a base from which to send British privateers on raids against the treasure fleets of Spain. White left the colony for England, 115 colonist were more or less left on the island, among them Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World, the granddaughter of John White, a friend of Raleigh and chief Governor of the new colony. Due to misfortune bad weather, pirates, hostile Spaniards White only was able to return to Roanoke Island three years later and found his colony had been long deserted. Image: 200 years later subsequent English settlers had put down roots in North Carolina and were now US citizens. In 1792 the NC legislature authorizes the purchase of land to establish a capital city. Said and done, in the same year Raleigh was founded as capital of North Carolina. Two years later the State House was built. In 1800 Raleigh's population was 669. Today Raleigh's counts about 450,000 inhabitants est. Major employers are the State of North Carolina, Wake County Public School System, the North Carolina State University, WakeMed hospitals , Rex Hospital general hospital , and Red Hat software. The city is home to. The university forms one of the corners of the Research Triangle together with Duke University in Durham and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Raleigh is home to three major state museums: The NCMA, the , and the. Other capital points of interest: Yates Mill in Historic Yates Mill County Park in central Wake County, the landmark is fully restored and the only surviving operable gristmill from mid 18th century. Image: Vince DiNoto Historic places: North Carolina State Capitol former seat of the General Assembly until 1963 , houses now offices of the Governor of NC. Mordecai Historic Park Mordecai House is the oldest residence in Raleigh and the centerpiece of Mordecai Historic Park museum. The park features also the original birthplace of President Andrew Johnson, the 17th US President Churches: St. Church historic American Gothic Revival style church built in 1884 Performing arts: Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts three theater venues, and the stage for the North Carolina Symphony and the Carolina Ballet -. Raleigh Little Theatre community theater. Coastal Credit Union Music Park the Walnut Creek Amphitheater is host to concerts Children's museum: Marbles Kids Museum children's museum with an IMAX Theater Convention center: Raleigh Convention Center convention and exhibition complex. Shopping: Triangle Town Center shopping mall ; Crabtree Valley Mall regional shopping mall. Planetarium: Morehead Planetarium and Science Center one of the oldest and largest planetariums in the United States, located on the UNC campus at Chapel Hill Parks: Pullen Park public park with a pond, adjacent to the campus of North Carolina State University. JC Raulston Arboretum arboretum and botanical garden. William B Umstead State Park NC state park offers hiking, bridle paths and bike trails, boat rentals, camping, picnic areas, and educational programs Sports: PNC Arena indoor arena for basketball, ice hockey and concerts. Dorton Arena multi-purpose arena, host to sporting events, concerts, political rallies and circuses. Carter—Finley Stadium football stadium, home to the NC State Wolfpack football team Just zoom in + to see the Capitol Area Historic District with North Carolina State Capitol, a National Historic Landmark and the main house of the government of the U. The page shows a city map of Raleigh with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find : RDU located in northwest 14 mi 23 km by road, midway between the cities of Raleigh and Durham. To find a location use the form below. To find a location type: street or place, city, optional: state, country. External Links: the official city website Raleigh's official tourism website Newspaper: Local news. Wikipedia entry Raleigh, North Carolina Related Consumer Information: Most Populous U. Map Type Control Buttons; To switch between various map types click on this buttons: Click the Map button for a street map, this button holds the option for Terrain, it displays a physical map with topographical details. 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