Raleigh

"City of Oaks"
Piedmont Region

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    Did you know...
  • Raleigh is located in the Piedmont Region of North Carolina.
  • Raleigh is in Wake County.
  • Raleigh is the 3rd largest city in North Carolina.
  • It was named for Sir Walter Raleigh who started the first English colonies in the New World.
  • Raleigh was founded in 1792. Brief History
  • Raleigh's population is 240,000.
  • Raleigh grew because it is the center of our state government and the building of the railroad.

Poem:

"Raleigh"

The government makes the laws,
That saves us all.
The trains go by as people drive.
Some taxes are big,
Some taxes are small.
If you don't pay them,
You've broken the law!

Story:

"The Day We Went to the State Fair"

One C__, A__, and I went to the State Fair in Raleigh. We went with our parents. Then we got of of A__'s mom's van. After that, we had to cross the road and get tickets.

Next we went through the gate into the fair.

The parents said, "Meet us back here at 4:00 P.M. sharp!"

Our parents went one way and we went another.

Then A__said, "Let's go to the bumper cars!"

C__and I said, "OK!"

When we arrived C__ got in a pink car and A__ and I got into a black car.

When the man turned them on, everyone shot to the middle except C__ because she was in the middle already. Unfortunately, when C__ when C__ put the pedal to the medal it would not go! When everyone hit her car, it dented it.

When we all got off, we laughed like hyenas at C__.

Then we went to the pottery exhibit. C__ broke a fancy pot. She had to pay $100.00! C__ only had $50.00 so she had to find her mama.

Then A__ and I went to the exhibit of computers. We played against each other on a jet fighting game. I blew up A__ ten times! He blew me up eight!

Meanwhile, C__ and her mom went and paid the other $50.00. A__ and I went to the ferris wheel. We went so high we saw C__ and her mama looking for us.

Then we got down and C__'s mama went away. C__ had to stay with us. Then we were all a little hungry. We saw something in the distance. It was a candy stand and we all ran to it like horses! We all bought cotten candy and it was delicious! Then we looked at our watches. It was 3:55 P.M.

We all flew like rockets to the entering gate! When we got back, it was 3:59. Then we saw the parents and got back into the van.

Then A__'s mom said, "Did you have fun?"

We said, "YES!"

Then we went home.


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