Wake County (1771)

Written By Jonathan Martin

Skyline of Raleigh, seat of Wake County. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Region

Piedmont Plateau

Timeline

1664-1775

1776-1835

1836-1865

1866-1915

1916-1945

1946-1990

1990-present

Subject

Counties

Sources

“Wake County; Research Triangle Park; Raleigh; State Capitol.” William S. Powell, ed. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). “Wake County History.” Wake County Government website – The Historic Architecture of Wake County, North Carolina. Kelly A. Lally (1994). http://www.wakegov.com/kids/history.htm, (accessed January 13, 2011). “Walter H. Page; Joseph M. Broughton; Andrew Johnson.” North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. (accessed January 13, 2011).