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The Cities and communities of Wake County, North Carolina *
Apex, Auburn
Bayleaf
Carpenter, Cary
Eagle Rock
Falls, Forestville, Fuquay-Varina
Garner, Green Level
Macedonia, McCullers, Morrisville
Neuse, New Hill, New Hope
Wake Forest, Wendell, Willow Spring
*This list of cities may not be complete
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Information & Facts about Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County - A great place to work, live, learn, & play!
History
Wake County was founded in 1771. It is governed by a seven-member county
board of commissioners. They are elected to four-year terms. The commission
hires a County Manager to oversee the day-to-day workings of county government.
The capitol was completed in 1840,
is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in
the Greek Revival style of architecture.
Location: 1 East Edenton Street
4624 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4624
Phone: (919) 733-4994
Fax: (919) 715-4030
North Carolina Executive Mansion
200 N. Blount St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 733-3456
Fax: (919) 733-1991
Please call ahead for hours of operation
This fine Victorian-style mansion, home to N.C. governors since 1891, once was
described by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as having "the most beautiful
governor's residence interior in America." Built from native North Carolina
materials, it has been occupied by 26 governors' families.
Population:
2000 - 560,000
This area is often referred as the Triangle. This is a metropolitan area centered around three counties - Wake, Durham and Orange.
Nearby Counties to Wake County are:
Person, Granville, Franklin, Johnston, Harnett, Chatham, Alamance, and Caswell
Counties.
Wake County official Site
Wake County Public Library System
Greater
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Phone: (919) 664-7000
information center: (919) 664-7004
Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau
421 Fayetteville Street Mall, Ste. 1505
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 834-5900
Toll-free: 800-849-8499
FAX (919) 831-2887
Things to do in the Greater Raleigh area
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