On W. Morgan St., between S. Salisbury St. and Fayetteville St. Here I am this time with the historical marker for the State Capitol building in Raleigh, North Carolina. This picture is at night because I randomly spotted this sign while my friends and I were looking for a place to hang out and enjoy the night. It went something a little like this: Me: Fayetteville Street is this way...Hey it's a history sign! Come! I need a picture. Friend 1: Uh...okay Friend 2: Fine. Me: Friend 1, haven't you read my blog? Friend 1: I've seen it but I haven't read it. So there. But back to the important part of this post. The Capitol building was first built in 1796, after selecting what would eventually be Raleigh as the first post-colonial capitol of the state. Before that, the colony was relatively capitol-less for a while, with the center of government shifting locations every so often. First it was in Edenton in 1722, but they didn't build facilities quic
Tracing America's history on its streets.