North Carolina
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State flag
North Carolina's official flag was adopted in 1885.
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Symbols
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Flower: dogwood (1941)
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Tree: pine (1963)
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Bird: cardinal (1943)
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Mammal: gray squirrel (1969)
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Insect: honeybee (1973)
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Reptile: eastern box turtle (1979)
Symbols
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Gemstone: emerald (1973)
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Shell:scotch bonnet (1965)
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Historic boat: shad boat (1987)
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Beverage: milk (1987)
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Rock:granite (1979)
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Dog:plott hound (1989)
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Song : "The Old North State" (1927)
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Fruit: scuppernong grape (2001)
American Indian tribes
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Cherokees
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Lumbee Tribe
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Chicora
Major sites to see
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Great Smoky Mountains
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Blue Ridge
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Lookout, Cape
Interesting facts
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the
oldest State University in the United States
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The University of North Carolina's mascot, the
Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that
supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot
of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by