Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Raleigh is a community in Wake County, North Carolina, set within the Piedmont’s rolling terrain between the Coastal Plain and Blue Ridge. North Carolina’s capital spreads across the eastern Piedmont and forms one corner of the Research Triangle. Its historical character grew from the wider period in which Indigenous history, farming, railroads and textile development influenced settlement. Education, technology, health care, manufacturing and professional services shape the modern region. Local traditions and access to the outdoors add another dimension to life in Raleigh.