The Research Triangle is that part of North Carolina anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills, and the cities of Raleigh and Durham, and the towns of Cary and Chapel Hill.
The reference to the "Triangle" originally meant the region's universities whose world-class research facilities were a major attraction for businesses. Today, the people who live there are fond of saying that it may be called a Triangle, but it has many sides. The region features many attractions that are not just education oriented, but cultural as well. There are world-class museums and great restaurants and breweries, and some of the most intense rivalries in college sports. And of course, the area is rich in American history and is dotted with important historic districts.
The name Research Triangle gained currency in the late 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, which was home to many high tech companies, including Qualcomm and DuPont Electronics, among many others. It is also the home to prominent universities. Research Triangle Park was created by state and local governments in 1959, along with local business interests. The park sits on seven thousand acres in a pine forest, and is managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, a private non-profit.
Sarah Eller has spent her entire life in the Research Triangle, living in Raleigh in Wake County. She is a Social Studies teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Wake County Public School System and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her Masters degree in Education in 2012.
The reference to the "Triangle" originally meant the region's universities whose world-class research facilities were a major attraction for businesses. Today, the people who live there are fond of saying that it may be called a Triangle, but it has many sides. The region features many attractions that are not just education oriented, but cultural as well. There are world-class museums and great restaurants and breweries, and some of the most intense rivalries in college sports. And of course, the area is rich in American history and is dotted with important historic districts.
The name Research Triangle gained currency in the late 1950s with the creation of Research Triangle Park, which was home to many high tech companies, including Qualcomm and DuPont Electronics, among many others. It is also the home to prominent universities. Research Triangle Park was created by state and local governments in 1959, along with local business interests. The park sits on seven thousand acres in a pine forest, and is managed by the Research Triangle Foundation, a private non-profit.
Sarah Eller has spent her entire life in the Research Triangle, living in Raleigh in Wake County. She is a Social Studies teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School in the Wake County Public School System and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned her Masters degree in Education in 2012.