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Some quick facts
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Population: |
8,049,313 (11th in country) |
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Size: |
52,669 square miles (28th in
country) |
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Nickname: |
Tar Heel State |
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The origin of this nickname
is clothed in mystery, but it probably
evolved from the fact that during the
Colonial period, the colony's chief exports
were tar, pitch, and turpentine. |
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Origin of Name: |
North Carolina is named in
honor of King Charles I of England,
from the
Latin "Carolus." |
Did you know?
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The
oldest town in the state
is Bath, incorporated in
1705.
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On
January 15, 1795, the
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill
was the first state
university in the
country to open its
doors for students.
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Babe
Ruth hit his first
professional home run in
Fayetteville on March 7,
1914.
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The
Tar Heel State has more
paved miles of road than
any other state in the
United States - over
78,000 miles.
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The New River, which
runs through Ashe
County, is the
oldest river in
North America and
second oldest in the
world.
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More than 120
species of trees are
found in North
Carolina - more than
can be found from
Scandinavia to the
Mediterranean.
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North Carolina
boasts more than 200
waterfalls,
including the
highest on the East
Coast: the
411-foot-high,
two-tiered
Whitewater Falls in
Transylvania County.
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North
Carolina has
1,500 lakes 10
acres or more in
size and 37,000
miles of fresh
water streams.
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There are
more than 1.2
million acres of
national forest
land in the Tar
Heel State.
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Blackbeard,
America's most
famous pirate,
established a
residence and
married his 14th
wife in Bath,
NC, in 1718.
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At around
500 million
years old, the
North Carolina
Uwharrie
Mountains are
the oldest in
the nation and
among the oldest
in the world.
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Cape
Hatteras
lighthouse,
built of brick
in 1870, is 208
feet tall,
making it the
tallest brick
lighthouse in
the United
States. |
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