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Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County, North
Carolina is constantly improving! Being rated as one
of the best places to live and work in America came
as no surprise to Wake County. That was the goal its
planners had set, and one that county officials
intend to maintain. The estimated population of Wake
was 794,316 in 2007 according to the U.S. Census
Bureau, and Wake has ongoing preparations to
accommodate more.
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Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
has shown that the best in progress is attainable
while stressing Family Values. Capitol city of the
state of North Carolina, Raleigh (established 1792),
has made education and prosperity a priority from
the beginning.
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Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina,
The City of Medicine, home to Duke University, is #3
on the Top Best Places to live and work in the
United States. Not bad for a small tobacco community
on the edge of North Carolina's Piedmont region. The
American Tobacco Historic District is over a century
old and state-of-the-art.
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Cary, North Carolina
Cary is located in the heart of
North Carolina's Triangle. Next to Research Triangle
Park, it is minutes away from the Raleigh-Durham
International Airport and Raleigh, the state capital
of North Carolina. Cary's hometown feeling,
educational, cultural (such as the Cary Heritage
Museum), and recreational offerings make it a
wonderful place to raise children.
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Johnston County, North Carolina
Johnston County, North
Carolina, (estimated population 151,330 in 2007) has
always been a market-driven agricultural area.
Located in the Piedmont Crescent between Goldsboro
and Charlotte, Johnston County offers balmy summer
evenings and a pleasant climate. Johnston County is
also the birthplace of Ava Gardner and the home of
the Ava Gardner Museum.
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Clayton, North Carolina
The town of Clayton, in
Johnston County, North Carolina is built on the site
of an Indian trading path through territory that is
now Johnston and Wake counties. Called the Green
Path, this old Indian route was established by
Tuscaroras, an Iroquoian-speaking tribe. By the
mid-1700s, a stage line (New Bern to Hillsborough)
relay station was established here.
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Selma, North Carolina
The Town of Selma, North
Carolina (population 6,394 in 2002) works
hand-in-hand with its sister township Smithfield,
North Carolina (population 11,442 in 2002). Located
on I-95 near the I-40 intersection, half way between
New York and Florida, Selma's, inexpensive lodging
and restaurants have made a mark on the tourist
industry.
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Smithfield,
North Carolina
Smithfield, North Carolina, 11 square miles named in
honor of landowner John Smith, is established along
the banks of the Neuse River. Smithfield enjoys a
centralized location in the heart of NC’s
prestigious Triangle Region. Smithfield, NC lies 22
miles outside of Raleigh, the capital city of North
Carolina, and 29 miles from the renowned Research
Triangle Park.
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Benson, North
Carolina
Benson, North Carolina lies near the Raleigh-Cary
metropolitan area in Johnston County, where the
Piedmont Region meets the Coastal Plain. The town,
which takes its name in honor of landowner M.C.
Benson, covers 2.1 square miles.
Benson Mule Days remains the largest celebration in
Johnston
County and the oldest in
N.C. The Mule Days celebration kicks off on the 4th
Saturday in September with a lively concert at the
Benson Singing Grove in downtown.
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