Author Archives: Ben McNeely
Raleigh Squared: The City Started with Five Downtown Parks
The original plan for Raleigh included five parks covering entire city blocks. Two have disappeared to make way for state offices. Of the other three, one is the site of the Old State Capitol, while Moore and Nash squares remain.
Mordecai: Raleigh’s Founding Neighborhood with a Funny Name
How did one family help found the City of Oaks and just how do you pronounce their last name?
A Monument to Love: State Fair Waterfall Tells a Long-Time Love Story of Jim and Helen Graham
As people from across the state head to the State Fair, the Record remembers a romance that started there more than 70 years ago.
Farewell, Friday
William Friday, who built the University of North Carolina system into the world-class public higher education juggernaut that it is today, died in his sleep at his home in Chapel Hill on Friday.
Sir Walter Raleigh: The Oak City’s Namesake and Inspiration
In this edition of The Historical Record, we examine the story of Sir Walter Raleigh, for whom our city is named.
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