![]() ![]() It is dominated by the state government and its ancillary institutions, multiple large businesses and corporations located in Research Triangle Park (which straddles the line between Wake and Durham Counties) and other locales around Raleigh, and its outstanding colleges and universities- North Carolina State University (1887), Peace College (1857), Shaw University (1865), Saint Augustine's College (1867), and Meredith College (1891). Wake County is one of North Carolina's most urbanized counties, with an estimated population of nearly 724,000 in 2004. Notable bodies of water within the county include the Neuse River, Wake Forest Reservoir, Falls, Wheeler, Crabtree, and Bass Lakes, and Swift, Sycamore, and Hominy Creeks. Other Wake County cities and towns, all within what is fast becoming a solid ring of urban and suburban development surrounding Raleigh, include Cary, Garner, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Apex, Morrisville, Wake Forest, Zebulon, Wendell, and Knightdale. Raleigh was established as the county seat in 1771 under the name Wake County Courthouse the name was changed to Raleigh, in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh, when the city became the capital of North Carolina in 1792. Early inhabitants of the area included the Sissipahaw and Occaneechi Indians English and Scotch-Irish settlers later populated the region. ![]() ![]() Wake County, located in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, was formed in 1771 from Johnston, Cumberland, and Orange Counties and named for Margaret Wake Tryon, the wife of royal governor William Tryon. See also: Joel Lane House Meredith College North Carolina Museum of Art North Carolina Museum of History North Carolina State University Raleigh Research Triangle Park Saint Augustine's College State Capitol. ![]()
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