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7 J.. fl.. A4 iw... . . E AKE COUNTY was formed in 1771 from portions of Cumberland, Orange, and Johnston NM' counties, because it was grievous and burden- some to many of the inhabitants thereof to attend the courts, general musters, and other public meet- ings that were at such a great distance from their homes. A copy of the Charter of the county may he found recorded in the otiice of the Clerk of the Superior Court. It is signed by William Tryon, the Colonial Governor, and executed at New Bern the 22d day of May 1771. Wake County was named for Royal Governor Tryonis wife, whose maiden name was Wake, though srl-SPN? . p 'xxx ' A K S . N' Y - l we -M X W an N 7. , ,, E 'A N xx I . xo ' s . U x L X' T le 'wld X , ' . - iwirsr ' '--ask, , - v' 'zz-f .- '1-.insslfi - . y Q- QQ -xo, ..-fs -.fs X 1 - i -3 -s. Q 5 Xxx xv' 5 X 'H N 1 I N f ,v-'ww , X x if , , X Q 1 1 x V X 'i some authorities claim it was so designated in honor of Esther Wake, a sister of Lady Tryon. The county seat of Wake was originally Blooms- bury. This was the name of the homestead of Col. Joel Lane, who was the owner of vast estates in this vicinity. Bloomsbury was located on what is now Boylan Avenue and West Hargett Street. When the county was organized Bloomsbury became the county seat, and a courthouse, constructed of logs, was erected on a hillside in front of Col. Lanes' house. Subsequently, and until 1792, the county seat was known as Wake Courthouse. The General Assembly of 1787 met in Tarboro and considered the adoption of the Constitution of the United States, and recommended that the people of the state choose and dx on the place for the unalterable seat of government. In 1788, the convention met at Hillsboro and decided that this convention will not fix the seat of government at one particular point, but it shall be left to the discretion of the Assembly to ascertain the exact spot, provided always, that it shall be within ten miles of the plantation whereon Isaac Hunter now resides, in the county of Wake. In 1791, an Act was passed by the General Assembly to carry the Ordinance of 1788 into effect. Nine com- missioners, one from each of the eight Judicial Dis- tricts, and a ninth from the state at large, were ap- pointed to lay off and locate the city within ten miles of the plantation of Isaac Hunter. Five persons were appointed to - cause to be built and erected a state - ..,-,.. ......,.. ..v.a.,-, house sufficiently large to accommodate with con- venience both houses of the General Assembly, at an expense not to exceed ten thousand pounds. KA N. C. State Historical Society marker, that designates location of this plantation can be seen about three three and one-half miles north of Raleigh, on U S 1.1 The commissioners, in addition to their authority to select the site within the ten mile limit, were di- rected to purchase not less than 640 nor more than 1,000 acres, and to lay off a town of not less than 400 acres. The main streets were to be 99 feet wide, the remainder 66 feet wide. Twenty acres or more were to be allotted for public squares. After viewing the lands that were available, it was decided by ballot to take the Joel Lane land at Wake Courthouse. The maximum quantity of 1,000 acres allowed by law was purchased. The price was S3 for the woodland and fresh grounds per acre, and S2 for the old-field, the total being S2,756. A surveyor, William Christmas, worked for four days to lay of 276 lots that were to make up the city. His plan was adopted on April 4-, 1792. The commissioners then set out to name the public squares and streets. The Capital Square, which covers nearly six acres, was named Union. The four other squares, of four acres each, were named in honor of the Attorney-General and the Hrst three governors of the state under the Constitution of 1776. Caswell Square is the site of the State Board of Health. Nash Square is op- posite the Union Depot. Burke Square is at present the site of the Governor's Mansion. Moore Square is bounded by Blount, Martin, Hargett and Person streets. The name Raleigh for the capital city was 'drst suggested by Governor Alexander Martin. In naming the streets, the commissioners first honored the eight Judicial Districts into which the al. F , f ia 1 4 1 -. 1 4.4
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