Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens is a memorial in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens is situated nearby to Raleigh National Cemetery, as well as near Ligon Middle School.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raleigh National Cemetery and Ligon Middle School.
Raleigh National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Raleigh National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 7 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 6,000 interments. Raleigh National Cemetery is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.
Ligon Middle School
School
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John W. Ligon GT/AIG Basics Magnet Middle School, formerly John W. Ligon Junior-Senior High School, is a public magnet middle school in the Wake County Public School System located in the Chavis Heights neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. Ligon Middle School is situated 2,800 feet west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.
Shaw University
University
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Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. Shaw University is situated 1 mile west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Historic Oakwood and Boylan Heights.
Historic Oakwood
Neighborhood
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Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses.
Boylan Heights
Neighborhood
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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city. Boylan Heights is situated 2 miles west of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.
Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens
Neighborhood
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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 3 miles northwest of Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Gardens
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Martin Luther King Jr.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.7685° or 35° 46′ 7″ northLongitude
-78.61739° or 78° 37′ 3″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Inception
April 4th, 1997Open location code
8773Q99M+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6682343014OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialGeoNames ID
7871174
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