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Bird's eye view map of Raleigh, 1872

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Bird's eye view map of Raleigh, 1872

Title: Bird's eye view map of Raleigh, 1872
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Digital Characteristics: 12.8 MB
Identifier: MC_195_R163_1872d3
Hosted By: State Archives of North Carolina
Digital Collections: State Fair Ephemera
Metadata Creator: Gregory, Lisa
Digital Creation Date: 6/14/2011
Notes Internal: Digital Collection title changed from "Blue Ribbon Memories: Your History of the North Carolina State Fair" to "State Fair Digital Collection" 20170104 A.G.; Image may be copyrighted. Contact the North Carolina State Archives before using or publishing this image.
Physical Location: Map Collection. State Archives of North Carolina
Date: D:00 M:00 Y:1872
Description: A map showing a bird's eye view of Raleigh, NC. This map shows the original State Fairgrounds in the upper right quarter, situated between Hargett and Davie streets. According to Melton McLaurin's book, The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years (2003), this is the only known representation of the original Fairgrounds.
Place: Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Time Period: (1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction
Abstract: http://www.flickr.com/photos/north-carolina-state-archives/5811683865/; Call number: MC_195_R163_1872d3
Type: Map
Subject: Raleigh (N.C.)--History--Maps, North Carolina State Fair (Raleigh, N.C.)