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State of North Carolina |
Address: |
State Capitol |
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1 East Edenton Street |
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Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 |
Phone: |
(919) 733-4240 |
Fax: |
(919) 715-3175 |
Email: |
capitol@ncsl.dcr.state.nc.us |
Admitted: |
November 21, 1789 |
Population: |
10,551,162 (2021 Estimate) |
National Rank: |
9 |
Total Area: |
53,821 square miles |
National Rank: |
28 |
Nickname: |
The Tar Heel State and The Old North State |
Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
Low Point: |
Sea Level |
High Point: |
6,684 Feet - Mount Mitchell |
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Amphibian: |
Pine Barrens Tree Frog |
Berry: |
Blueberry |
Beverage: |
Milk |
Bird: |
Cardinal |
Boat: |
Shad Boat |
Butterfly: |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Colors: |
Red and Blue |
Dog: |
Plott Hound |
Flower: |
Dogwood Blossom |
Folk Dance: |
Clogging |
Fossil: |
Megalodon Teeth |
Fresh Water Fish: |
Brook Trout |
Fruit: |
Scuppernong Grape |
Gemstone: |
Emerald |
Horse: |
Colonial Spanish Mustang |
Insect: |
Honey Bee |
Mammal: |
Gray Squirrel |
Marine Fish: |
Channel Bass |
Mineral: |
Gold |
Motto: |
"Esse Quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem) |
Poet Laureate: |
Shelby Stephenson |
Reptile: |
Eastern Box Turtle |
Rock: |
Granite |
Salamander: |
Marbled Salamander |
Salt Water Fish: |
Channel Bass |
Shell: |
Scotch Bonnet |
Song: |
"The Old North State" |
Sport: |
Stock Car Racing |
Stone: |
Emerald |
Tartan: |
Carolina Tartan |
Tree: |
Longleaf Pine |
Vegetable: |
Sweet Potato |
Wild Flower: |
Carolina Lily |
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