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Chartered in 1865, Shaw University is a private, four-year liberal arts college. The oldest historically black university in the South, Shaw offers more than 30 undergraduate degree programs ranging from biology to Africana studies and graduate programs in the Divinity School and Education Department. The student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(SNCC)was an outgrowth of a conference held on the campus in 1960.

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Lake Wheeler Metropolitan Park

A highly popular metropolitan lake park (650-acre lake and 150 acres of park with land buffer)

Raleigh, NC Lakes


City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department

The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department has 19 community centers, 8 swimming pools, 108 tennis courts (including 23 at Millbrook Exchange Park), 61 softball fields (including 9 at Walnut Creek Softball Complex), 4 lakes and approximately 40 miles of greenway trails. Call 890-3285

Raleigh, NC Businesses

Things to do near Raleigh, NC

Reedy Creek Golf Course

One of Eastern North Carolina's top-rated public golf courses designed by Gene Hamm. Annually recognized as one of Golf Diges...

Weaver Street Market & Cafe

One of the largest food cooperatives in the southeast US. Many organic and mostly locally produced or locally purchased prod...

Meredith College

The largest four year women's college in the Southeast. Undergraduate degree evening and master's degree programs also are of...