1. ABC Book of North Carolina

2. A is for Albemarle sound http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Albemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan large inland body of generally fresh water, c.55 mi (90 km) long, from 3 to 14 mi (4.8—22 km) wide, NE N.C. Shallow and tideless, the sound is separated from the

3. B is for Blue ridge parkway l l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict The Bl ue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles through the southern Appalachians of Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountain National Parks along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Designed as a "scenic drive", the Parkway provides both stunning scenery and close-up looks at the natural and cultural history of the mountains.

4. C is for Coalast Plane http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast an d sep arated from the interior by other features. One of the world's longest coastal plains

5. D is for dogwood http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Several species have small heads of inconspicuous flowers surrounded by an involucre of large, typically white petal-like bracts, while others have more open clusters of petal-bearing flowers. The various species of dogwood are native throughout much of temperate and boreal Eurasia and North America, with China and Japan and the southeastern United States particularly rich in native sp.eciesinvolucre bractspetaltemperateboreal EurasiaNorth America ChinaJapanUnited States

6. E is for Emerald-State Precious Stone http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They have the most beautiful, most intense and most radiant green that can possibly be imagined: emerald g reen. Inclusions are tolerated. In top quality, fine emeralds are even more valuable than diamonds

7. F is for Flat Rock l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict The city of Flat Rock was founded by Michael Vreeland sometime reeland, since the Vreeland family owned 800 acres of land in the area. They gave up control of the land in 1838, and Flat Rock was incorporated as a village in 1923 and again as a city in 19between 1811 and 1820. The town was initially named the Village of V65.

8. Gray Squirrel-Mammal l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Gray squirrels are excellent climbers and build nests cs, barbecue grills and cars. These agile animals are fun to watch and almost impossible to keep out of urban bird feeders. Gray squirrels are common and are found almost everywhere there are trees. in trees, garages, atti

9. H is for Honey bee-State Insect l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict There are many bee species commonly known as "honeybees" or Apisal lifera. There are many subspecies of Apis mallifera, but the most famous is Apis mallifera mallifera---or the European honeybee. Other subspecies of honeybees live as far south as the tip of South America and as far north as Sweden. All species of honeybees are suffering from colony

10. I is for isabella moth caterpillar http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict The moth Pyrrharctia isabella is known by different common names at its two main life stages. The adult is the Isabella Tiger Moth and the larva is called the Banded Woolly Bear. The larvae of many species of Arctiid moths are called "woolly bears" because of their long, thick, furlike setae.mothArctiidsetae The insect can be found in many cold regions

11. J is for Jockey's Ridge-tallest sand dune http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict D une is a 19Hugo Award65 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. It won the in 1966, and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel.[1][2] Dune is frequently cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel[3][4] and was the start of the Dune saga.Hugo Award science fictionFrank HerbertNebula Award for Best Novel[1][2][3][4]Dune saga Set in the far future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses, in control of individual planets, owe allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young House Corrino

12. K is for Kill devils hill http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Th is North Carolina hamlet of Kill Devil Hills has a long and colorful history, which began well before it became the birthplace of aviation when the Wright brothers chose a spot nearby to takeoff on their historic flight. Pirates frequented the area during colonial times and may have helped lend the town its name. Though Kill Devil Hills wasn't incorporated until 1953, it is the oldest town in the Outer Ban ks

13. L is for Cape Lookout http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Overlooking the treacherous 14-mile Lookout Shoals, the Cape Lookout Lighthouse is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. The shoals remain treacherous for deep draft commercial freighters for 21 miles. There is a sea buoy, called "Nuckle" buoy, located at the 21 mile point of the shoals. The lighthouse marks these Shoals, which early sailors called "Horrible Headlands," at the outer point of Core Banks. The first Cape Lookout Lighthouse, completed in 1812, was 96 feet high and consisted of a brick tower covered by a wooden tower. This lighthouse was too short for its light to be effective in times of mist and poor weather. In 1857, the current lighthouse was authorized by Congress and construction was completed in 1859. Confederate forces

14. M is for Milk-State beverage l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Although it is nearly impossible to pinpoint, most historians believe th at using milk as a beverage began about 10,000 years ago when animals were first domesticated. Evidence suggests that this early domestication appeared first in Afghanistan and Iran, then later in Turkey and some areas in Africa. Plymouth Rock colonists brought cattle to America in the 1600s and within 200 years dairies produced large quantities of milk for market in large cities. The 20th century brought new technologies to milk production resulting in safer dairy products worldwide. though it is nearly impossible to pinpoint, most historians believe th

15. N is for North Carolina pottery http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Potters have been forming vessels from clay bodies for millions of years. When nomadic man settled down and discovered fire, the firing of clay pots was not far behind. Pinch pots, made from balls of clay into which fingers or thumbs are inserted to make the opening, may have been the first pottery. Coil pots, formed from long coils of clay that are blended together, were not far behind. These first pots were fired at low

16. O is for outer banks l http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict The Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200-mile (320-km) long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the Southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States of America. Outer Banks cover approximately half of northern North Carolina's coastline, separating the Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.

17. P is for pepsi http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=real+pepsi+bottel+images&view=detail&id=97708B2E12AD 666D31A306517CE1AE582F46F6DA&first=31&FORM=IDFRIR&adlt=strict For over 100 years, Pepsi-Cola has produced some of the finest soft drink ads available anywhere in the world. From today's "Joy of Pepsi," as sung by Britney Spears, to yesterday's "Nickel, Nickel" (1939), their ads are as memorable as the products they produce. Check out the highlights of my favorite ads from the last 20 years. 2004: Pepsi unveils five new TV commercials for Pepsi and Sierra Mist on Super Bowl XXXVIII, making this the 19th straight year that Pepsi has advertised in the big game.

18. Q is for Queen Anne's Revenge http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict InIn November 1717, English pirates captured the French slave-ship La Concorde near the island of Martinique. Led by the notorious Blackbeard, the pirates converted La Concorde into their flagship and renamed the vessel Queen Anne's Revenge. After spending the winter searching for prizes in the Caribbean the pirate fleet consisting of Queen Anne's Revenge

19. R is for Roanoco Island http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict An optimistic Raleigh sent a second expedition to the New World in 1585, headed by Sir Richard Grenville and Sir Ralph Lane. Raleigh named the new colony Virginia, in honor of his benefactor, the Virgin Queen. A small settlement was planted, but the dispirited colonists returned to England the following year

20. S is for scotch bonnet state shell http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict I n 1965, a shell resembling a traditional Scottish woolen cap or Scotch bonnet, was named the state shell of North Carolina, in part to honor early Scottish settlers. Scotch bonnet shells wash ashore in abundance on North Carolina's Outer Banks. They are rare elsewhere in the state.

21. T is for eastern box turtle state reptile http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict Box Turtles are the most common terrestrial turtle in the eastern United States. They are small to medium sized turtles, attaining a maximum length of about 8 inches and having a highly domed carapace. A key characteristic of box turtles is their hinged plastron (bottom of the shell) that can be shut completely to exclude predators. Although mud, musk, and blandings turtles also posses hinged

22. U is for uss N.C http://www.bing.com/search?q=scotch+bonnet+images&qs=HS&form=QBLH&pq=&sc=8 -0&sp=3&sk=HS2&adlt=strict W W hen the keel of NORTH CAROLINA was laid in October of 1937, she was the first battleship to be constructed in sixteen years. She became the first of ten fast battleships to join American fleet in World War II. NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55) and her sister ship, WASHINGTON (BB 56), comprised

23. V is for virginia Dare http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=virginia+dare+&view=detail&id=1D919098FBBDD259710A 8AEB3BCFC6612E The grand daughter of Governor John White, Virginia Dare was the first child born of English parents in the new world. The child's mother was White's daughter Th

24. W is for wright brothers http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=virginia+dare+&go=&qs=n&form=QBIR&adlt=stric t There is something quintessentially American about Orville and Wilbur Wright's historic achievement at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. They worked independently, as most American heroes have done. Their intense

25. X is for x railroad crossing http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=virginia+dare+&go=&qs=n&form=QBIR&adlt=stric t R roads of rails called Wagonways were being used in Germany as early as 1550. These primitive railed roads consisted of wooden rails over which horse-drawn wagons or carts moved with greater ease than over dirt roads. Wagonways were the beginnings of modern railroads

26. Y is for yadkin river http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=virginia+dare+&go=&qs=n&form=QBIR&adlt=stric t the Yadkin River basin is full of history. Evidence of Native American activities date back 12,000 years. Within the river basin some of the most significant remnants of early

27. Z is for N.C Zoo http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=virginia+dare+&go=&qs=n&form=QBIR&adlt=stric t Over 1,100 animals call the zoo home. Western lowland gorillas, Panamaian golden frogs, chimpanzees, red wolves, shortnose sturgeon and Cape Fear shiners are endangered species represented as the zoo works to educate about