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Raleigh may refer to:

• Sir Walter Raleigh, the English explorer, poet and courtier
• Sir Walter Raleigh (essay), an essay by Henry David Thoreau
• Walter Raleigh (professor), a Scottish scholar
• Raleigh International, a UK Youth Development Charity, no. 1047653
• Raleigh Bicycle Company, a bicycle manufacturer

Raleigh is the name of:

In Australia:

• Raleigh, New South Wales

In Canada:

• Raleigh, Newfoundland and Labrador

In the United States:

• Raleigh, North Carolina, the capital of North Carolina, a U.S. state
  • Raleigh Township, Wake County, North Carolina
• Raleigh, Illinois
• Raleigh, Mississippi
• Raleigh, North Dakota
• Raleigh County, West Virginia, a county in West Virginia
• Raleigh Court, Roanoke, Virginia, a neighborhood in Roanoke, Virginia

In naval history:

• CSS Raleigh, the name of two Confederate ships
• HMS Raleigh, the name of several British ships
• USS Raleigh, the name of several American ships

[edit] See also

• Rayleigh

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Raleigh got its name from a fort called fort Raleigh that would protect the town back in 1693