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Another Memorial Marker Returns (Sort of)

The marker above denoting the birthplace of President Andrew Johnson hasn’t recently returned, but I don’t think it has been here for that long either. According to Raleigh Boy, it was originally located in front of the Ambadassor Theater at the north end of the 100 block of Fayetteville Street and was removed in the mid-1970s during the conversion of that street into a pedestrian mall.
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The Smallest Church in Raleigh

A block away from Alston Street and across from Ligon Middle School lies New Hope Holiness Church.  It could very well be the smallest church in Raleigh.
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The Odd Fellows Building From Above

Also known as the Commerce Building, this was at one point the headquarters of the IOOF.

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