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Part 2 - Race Day About Cary North CarolinaCary began as a settlement called Bradford's Ordinary in 1750. About 1850 Allen Francis Page a Wake County farmer and lumberman bought 300 acres near Bradford's Ordinary and established a sawmill, general store, inn and post office. He called the new settlement Cary after General Samuel Cary, a prohibitionist from Ohio that he admired. The area continued to develop and survived devastation during the Civil War, when a detachment of General Sherman's troops stormed through looking for silver. About the time of the Civil War, the Seaboard Railroad was founded in Cary. By the late 1860's Cary became a junction for railroad activity. Soon after, the town was incorporated and continued to develop in retail and manufacturing. After World War II the area was selected to develop the Research-Triangle Park which brought in high quality research activity that makes Cary what it is today. The research industry has brought on new housing and retail development to support the growing number of employees. Since 1976 the population has jumped from 17,500 to 100,000. Today, Cary is home to a variety of research employers including IBM, Cisco Systems, Lucent Technology, and SAS Institute.
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