{"slug": "raleigh-north-carolina", "label": "Raleigh, North Carolina", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh%2C_North_Carolina", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41087", "qid": "Q41087", "description": "capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina and seat of Wake County", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1746, 1856], "span_label": ["1746 CE", "1856 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 5}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "north-carolina", "label": "North Carolina", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "april", "label": "April", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "walter-raleigh", "label": "Walter Raleigh", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "north-carolina-general-assembly", "label": "North Carolina General Assembly", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "new-bern-north-carolina", "label": "New Bern, North Carolina", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1746, "year_label": "1746 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Gabriel Johnston, British Governor of the Province of North Carolina, moves to New Bern, the province's largest. New Bern replaces Edenton as the capital of North Carolina until Raleigh is established in 1792.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360271173#Date_unknown", "title": "1746", "revid": 1360271173, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1792, "year_label": "1792 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 20", "text": "March 20 – A new capital of North Carolina, and seat of the newly formed Wake County, is established after North Carolina State senator and surveyor William Christmas submits his design for the city. A few months later, the capital is officially named Raleigh, in honor of Sir Walter Raleigh.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359853540#January–March", "title": "1792", "revid": 1359853540, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1831, "year_label": "1831 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – The North Carolina State House and Canova's George Washington are destroyed by fire in Raleigh, North Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360358594#April–June", "title": "1831", "revid": 1360358594, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1835, "year_label": "1835 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "December 21", "text": "December 21 – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is chartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364866184#October–December", "title": "1835", "revid": 1364866184, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "October 25", "text": "October 25 – Construction begins on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad in North Carolina. Due to a lack of support in Raleigh, the route is revised to run from Wilmington to the Petersburg Railroad in Weldon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#October–December", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1840, "year_label": "1840 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "April", "text": "April – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is completed from Raleigh to near Weldon, North Carolina.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360387586#April–June", "title": "1840", "revid": 1360387586, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1849, "year_label": "1849 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 27", "text": "January 27 – The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the North Carolina Railroad, to complete a rail line from Goldsboro through Raleigh, and Salisbury to Charlotte.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362576929#January–March", "title": "1849", "revid": 1362576929, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1856, "year_label": "1856 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 29", "text": "January 29 – The 223-mile North Carolina Railroad is completed from Goldsboro through Raleigh and Salisbury to Charlotte.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371140008#January–March", "title": "1856", "revid": 1371140008, "section": "Events › January–March"}}]}