north carolina

     

(Latin: To be, rather than to seem)

Trivia about north carolina

  • With 301 miles, it has the most coastline of current states that were part of the 13 original colonies
  • Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill are the 3 apexes of this state's famed Research Triangle
  • On April 12, 1776, this future "Tar Heel State" became the first colony to instruct its delegates to vote for independence
  • Bermuda's almost due east of this state's Cape Hatteras
  • This U.S. state produces more tobacco than any other
  • Appropriately, tar was one of the first products made in this "Tar Heel State"
  • The First Flight, on the Outer Banks
  • It's believed that in 1994 WXYC in Chapel Hill in this state became the 1st radio station to webcast
  • You can have a picnic at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County in this "Tar Heel State"
  • The American alligator can be found from Texas to as far east & north as this "Tar Heel State"
  • The university of this state has campuses at Asheville, Wilmington & Chapel Hill
  • To protect this state's flower, they might post signs reading "Keep your tarheels off the dogwood"
  • New Bern,Asheboro,Asheville
  • Born in 1803 in Tennessee, Sarah later attended school in this state due east, husband James' birthplace
  • Fort Bragg in this state is home to Delta Force
  • The highest peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains are in this "Tar Heel State"
  • Its state song is "The Old North State"
  • This state produces more tobacco products than all other U.S. states combined
  • "King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running" is a musical revue set in the Outer Banks of this state
  • This state recently marked the 400th anniversary of the English settlement on Roanoake Island
  • Dr. Bartlett Durham (1854)
  • Look out for Capes Lookout, Hatteras & Fear when sailing along this state's coast
  • In 1795 in Chapel Hill the university of this state became the first U.S. state university to open its doors
  • The ghost of Peter Dromgoole, supposedly killed in a duel, haunts Gimghoul Castle near Chapel Hill in this state
  • Cape Cod Community College is in Massachusetts; Cape Fear Community College is in this state
  • In 1999 this university in Chapel Hill returned excavated human remains to the Cherokee nation
  • In 1960 black sit-ins at segregated lunch counters started in Greensboro in this state
  • This state's outer banks create Pamlico Sound, the largest lagoon on the East Coast of the United States
  • North Dakota's state song is "North Dakota Hymn"; this state uses "The Old North State"
  • You can clean up on Dirty Ankle Road in Lawndale, located in this "Tar Heel State"
  • Fort Bragg,Camp Lejeune
  • "The Tar Heel State"
  • On Oct. 17, 2008 its state fair kicked off with an opening ceremony & tobacco heritage day
  • Watch out for train robbers at Tweetsie Railroad, a wild west theme park in this "Tar Heel State"
  • The district of conservative rep. Patrick McHenry in this state includes Mooresville, a home of NASCAR
  • "First In Flight"
  • Its state song is "The Old North State"
  • The easternmost point of this state's Outer Banks is on Cape Hatteras National Seashore
  • Many Marines attend Infantry Training School at Camp Lejeune in this state
  • Jesse Helms
  • Campbell University & Appalachian State University are both found in this state
  • "First in Flight"
  • Here's some current info: Duke Energy, headquartered in this state, brings electric power to 4 million people
  • During Colonial period, present-day Tennessee was part of this colony
  • The valiant termite-detecting beagle here is ready for action in Chapel Hill in this state
  • Michael Jordan grew up in Wilmington in this basketball-crazy Southern state
  • This state's 6,680-foot Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River
  • The first chair factory in Thomasville in this state opened around 1870
  • This state ceded Tennessee to the U.S. in 1784, then reclaimed it & ceded it again in 1789
  • Despite Virginia Dare's first name, Roanoke Island, her birthplace, is now part of this state
  • Spivey's Corner near Fayetteville in this state is the site of the National Hollerin' Contest each June
  • Bobcats,Hurricanes,Panthers
  • "First In Freedom", this U.S. colony was first to authorize its delegates to vote for independence
  • Edwards & Dole
  • The Cape Fear River, one of this state's longest, is formed by the Deep & Haw Rivers
  • The city of High Point in this state is a high point for shoppers; it's the "Home Furnishings Capital of the World"
  • Debuting in 1937, "The Lost Colony" by Pulitzer winner Paul Green has been playing in Manteo in this state for 73 years
  • At the mouth of Cape Fear is Old Baldy Lighthouse, this state's oldest standing lighthouse, built in 1817
  • James Boyd's Revolutionary War novel "Drums" details Johnny Fraser's exploits in this "Tar Heel State"
  • The USS Monitor sank off the shore of this state that supplied the most troops to the Confederate Army
  • States, alphabetically: New Mexico, New York, this
  • The scuppernong grape is its state fruit; one vine in the Outer Banks is more than 400 years old
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from a studio classroom with dressed mannequins.) I'm at the College of Textiles of the state university of this state that leads the U.S. in textile production
  • Long headquartered in San Francisco, Bank of America has moved to this Southern state
  • The seat of Granville county, Oxford is just north of this state's Research Triangle
  • This Southern state got a new senator, Kay Hagan, & a new governor, Beverly Perdue
  • The Sarah P. Duke Gardens,Cape Fear Botanical Gardens
  • Tennessee