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Was Raleigh named after Walter Raleigh?

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Yes it was named after the famous British explorer.

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Why is Raleigh named after sir Walter Raleigh?
Because Sir Walter Raleigh was the person who sent over two ships to discover North Carolina, he was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, and he made a colony there.
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Why is Raleigh nc named after sir Walter Raleigh?
Because Sir Walter Ralegh (that's the way he spelled his name) sponsored and organized the first English attempts at colonization in the New World. Although he never traveled to what is now the USA...