Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA

A county is to a state as a student is to a class… There are 100 COUNTIES in NORTH CAROLINA Clay County SMALLEST AREA Robeson County LARGEST AREA Least People TYRELL COUNTY 4247 Most People MECKLENBERG COUNTY

Getting To Know LEE COUNTY, NC LEE COUNTY—60,266 people 24,119 houses/apartments in LEE 227 people per square mile in LEE 51% of population is FEMALE 49% of population is MALE LEE COUNTY (1907) is surrounded by CHATHAM, HARNETT, and MOORE COUNTIES (both CHATHAM and LEE claim to be the exact geographical center of NORTH CAROLINA C M H

CRIME IN LEE COUNTY, NC Murder—1Murder—0 Rape—3Rape—5 Robbery—8Robbery—6 Assault—14Assault—6 Burglary—207Burglary—196 Theft—176Theft—189 Auto Theft—45Auto Theft—59

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA LEE COUNTY’S Townships Sanford (25,5118) Jonesboro Broadway (1,229) Deep River Pocket Cape Fear

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA

Getting To Know The UNITED STATES FLAG WHITE signifies PURITY and INNOCENCE RED signifies VALOR and BRAVERY BLUE signifies VIGILANCE, PERSEVERANCE, and JUSTICE STARS are a symbol of the heavens and the goals to which man has always worked 50 STARS=50 STATES (NC is #12) STRIPES stand for the rays of the sun 13 STRIPES=13 ORIGINAL AMERICAN COLONIES

NORTH CAROLINA’S STAR NORTH CAROLINA was the 12 th STATE to join the UNITED STATES (November 21 st, 1789), and therefore, her STAR on the US FLAG is THE FIRST STAR ON THE THIRD ROW from the top!

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA’s FLAG THE WHITE STAR represents NC’s STAR on the US FLAG THE “N” and THE “C” represent NORTH CAROLINA MAY 20 th, 1775 The MECKLENBERG DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE APRIL 12 th, 1776 The HALIFAX RESOLVES was NC’s state-vote for independence from GREAT BRITAIN

Getting To Know The TARHEEL STATE NORTH CAROLINA’S NICKNAME is “THE TAR-HEEL STATE” Some say the NICKNAME comes from the fact that one of NC’s most important exports in the colonial days was TAR or TURPENTINE taken from PINE TREES, while others hold that the NICKNAME comes from the CIVIL WAR when NORTH CAROLINA’s soldiers wouldn’t run from a fight, but stood their ground like they had TAR on their heels, sticking them in place.

Getting To Know the STATE FLOWER The DOGWOOD became NORTH CAROLINA’s STATE FLOWER in 1941

Getting To Know the STATE TREE The PINE TREE was chosen as NORTH CAROLINA’S STATE TREE in 1963

Getting To Know the STATE BIRD The CARDINAL was chosen as NC’s STATE BIRD in 1943—it is the only RED BIRD that can be seen in NC year-round

Why…NORTH CAROLINA? NORTH CAROLINA was named for ENGLAND’S KING CHARLES I (r ) (Carolus is LATIN for CHARLES) by his son KING CHARLES II

Getting To Know the STATE MOTTO ESSE QUAM VIDERI is LATIN, meaning “To Be, Rather Than To Seem”

Getting To Know NC’s STATE SONG Carolina! Heaven's blessings attend her, While we live we will cherish, Protect, and defend her, Tho' the scorner may sneer at And witlings defame her, Still our hearts swell with gladness Whenever we name her. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever, Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State.

Getting To Know the state MAMMAL The GREY SQUIRREL was named NORTH CAROLINA’S STATE MAMMAL in 1969

Getting To Know the state DOG The PLOTT HOUND became NORTH CAROLINA’s STATE DOG in 1989

Getting To Know the state SEASHELL The SCOTCH BONNET became NORTH CAROLINA’S STATE SEA SHELL in 1965—the FIRST STATE to name an official SHELL!

Getting To Know the state REPTILE The Eastern BOX TURTLE was named NORTH CAROLINA’S STATE REPTILE in 1979!

Getting To Know the state salt water FISH The CHANNEL BASS (RED DRUM) was named NORTH CAROLINA’S STATE FISH in 1971!

Getting To Know States’ Population (1)CALIFORNIA (37,691,912 people) (2)TEXAS (25,674,681 people) (3)NEW YORK (19,465, 197 people) (4)FLORIDA (19,057,542 people) (5)ILLINOIS (12,869,257 people) (6)PENNSYLVANIA (12,742,886 people) (7)OHIO (11,544,951 people) (8)MICHIGAN (9,876,187 people) (9)GEORGIA (9,815,210 people (10)NORTH CAROLINA (9,656,401 people) (11) NEW JERSEY (8,821,155 people)

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA MICHAEL JORDAN—WILMINGTON, NC

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA I-40 WEST NEAR WILMINGTON, NC DEDICATED TO MICHAEL JORDAN, WHO GREW UP THERE

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA CHRIS DAUGHTRY—ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA CHRIS DAUGHTRY CAME IN 4 th ON AMERICAN IDOL (FIFTH SEASON)

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA ANDREW JACKSON—SOUTHERN NC/NORTHERN SC

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA ANDREW JACKSON BIRTHPLACE WAS SETTLED ANNUALLY BY A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME—THE WINNER GOT “AJ” FOR THE YEAR (LANCASTER COUNTY, SC VERSUS UNION COUNTY, NC)

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA AVA GARDNER—SMITHFIELD

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA AVA GARDNER GRAVESITE—SMITHFIELD

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA DALE EARNHARDT, SR—KANNAPOLIS

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA

MAYA ANGELOU—WINSTON-SALEM

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA ROBERTA FLACK—BLACK MOUNTAIN

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA SCOTTY McCREERY—GARNER

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA DOLLEY MADISON—PIEDMONT

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA MEADOWLARK LEMON—WILMINGTON

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA BILLY GRAHAM—CHARLOTTE

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA ANDY GRIFFITH—MOUNT AIRY (RETIRED TO MANTEO)

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA CHARLIE DANIELS—GULF

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA JAMES TAYLOR—CHAPEL HILL

Getting To Know NORTH CAROLINA