Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Fact of the Day: Raleigh

The captial of North Carolina, Raleigh is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir Walter Raleigh established the Roanoke Colony which is now part of present-day North Carolina. 
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22 comments:

  1. Debra She Who SeeksOctober 15, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    And he introduced smoking tobacco to Europe. Isn't there still a cigarette brand called "Raleigh's"?

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  2. RaeAbigaelOctober 15, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    i love the name Raleigh. :)) haha

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  3. Bob BushellOctober 15, 2013 at 3:17 AM

    Good old Raleigh.

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  4. Afina blogOctober 15, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    love love love
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  5. Kelly JaspersOctober 15, 2013 at 6:33 AM

    great post!
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  6. Plowing Through Life (Martha)October 15, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    I think I learn more about history on your blog than anywhere else!

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  7. Optimistic ExistentialistOctober 15, 2013 at 7:21 AM

    I want to go to Raleigh someday

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  8. Just Keepin It Real, Folks!October 15, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Raleigh was just named the #1 city in America. Not sure I agree as I live just 2 hours from there. I wonder if the writers of the article have actually ever been there. Not a real pretty capital city fo' sho!!

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  9. whiteangelOctober 15, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    I didn't know the Capital of North Carolina was called Raleigh! Then that would be normal seeing as where I live.

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  10. DEZMONDOctober 15, 2013 at 8:28 AM

    Queen Elizabeth's pet, wasn't he?

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  11. Pat HattOctober 15, 2013 at 8:34 AM

    Didn't even know the capital of NC lol

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  12. ChristineOctober 15, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    never knew that.

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  13. Mª Pilar DomínguezOctober 15, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    This is completely new for me. I haven´t heard about him.Kisses:)

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  14. Marie a la ModeOctober 15, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    Interesting fact!

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  15. SammieOctober 15, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    why can't i name a city? :D

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  16. TheresaOctober 15, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    I like the name, but he wasn't very good looking, was he?

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  17. Al PenwasserOctober 15, 2013 at 1:37 PM

    But, then he left and those dopes got themselves lost. Which means, I guess, that Williamsburg got all the credit while nobody knows what happened to Roanoke.
    On the bright side, though, 'The Lost Colony' is a cool show.
    Let's see those showoffs in Virginia top that.

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  18. Al PenwasserOctober 15, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    When I retired from the Navy, Mrs. Penwasser and I seriously thought about moving to North Carolina. But, we returned to Pennsylvania so the kids could finish school with their friends. Now that our youngest will graduate from college in a few years, we may still move there-probably Currituck County. Why not Virginia, which has a substantial military footprint? North Carolina does not tax retirement pay. Yet.

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  19. judithOctober 15, 2013 at 1:44 PM

    Buena información!!
    Saludos
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  20. Caro *October 16, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    Great fact ! :)

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  21. TeddiOctober 17, 2013 at 8:45 PM

    dude there's a town in texas called ronoake close to where i live.

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