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Capital	Raleigh
Nickname	Tar Heel State / Old North State
Motto	Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem)
Statehood	November 21, 1789 (12th)
Origin of State's Name	Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I.
Largest Cities	Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham
Border States	Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Area	48,718 sq. mi., 29th largest
State Bird	Cardinal
State Flower	American Dogwood (cornus florida)
State Tree	Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris)
State Song	The Old North State
North Carolina is the northern portion of the original 1629 land grant made by England's King Charles I, which was named in his honor (Carolus is Latin for Charles). The first European settlement in North Carolina is the famous Lost Colony of Roanoke Island that vanished sometime after 1587. North Carolina joined the Union in 1789 and is the 12th of the original 13 states. One of its major industries is tourism, as many Americans travel to the state to enjoy its beautiful beaches. North Carolina has a long, attractive coastline on the Atlantic Ocean, characterized by many islands, reefs and sand bars. The state stretches westward from the coast across both swampland and fertile tobacco fields. Historic sites, battlefields, old mansions and beautiful gardens attract sightseers and students of American history.

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Travel and tourism site for North Carolina - This state travel and territorial tourism site provides ideas for your vacations, meetings, and more.

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