Let’s Learn About North Carolina By: Cara Edenfield Groupbygroup.wordpress.com

Let’s learn about North Carolina The state colors of North Carolina are red and blue.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The state mineral of North Carolina is gold.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The state insect of North Carolina is the honey bee.

Let’s learn about North Carolina Since 1971, North Carolina has ranked as the #1 sweet potato producing state in the U.S.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The Carolina Panthers are a professional football team in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Let’s learn about North Carolina In July 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh sent English colonists to an island off the coast of what is today N. Carolina.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The Wright brothers completed the first successful flight of a mechanically propelled airplane over the sands of Kitty Hawk, NC on December 17, 1903.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The first Krispy Kreme was opened in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on July 13, 1937.

Let’s learn about North Carolina North Carolina is the Furniture Capital of the World.

Let’s learn about North Carolina Blackbeard the Pirate called North Carolina his home and spent time pillaging ships off the banks of North Carolina.

Let’s learn about North Carolina The Biltmore Estate is America’s largest home and was built in Asheville, NC in 1895.

The End Special thanks to Susan Riley who let us use some of her amazing pictures from North Carolina!