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1 Alex Fitzgerald 3/19/2012 Period 1 Computer 17 50 States, North Carolina State Song, 4/10/12, www.50states.com www.50states.com

2 Capital: Raleigh Population: 8,049,313 Entered the Union: November 21, 1789 (12 th ) Motto: Esse Quam Verdi-To Be Rather than To Seem Nickname: Tar Heel State, Old North State Flower: American Dogwood Bird: Cardinal Song: The Old North State Meaning Behind Name: Named after Charles IX. Female name for Charles is Carolina Interesting Facts: Home to Major Colleges such as Duke, University of North Carolina, and North Carolina State. State Gem is the Emerald. The 17 th President Andrew Johnson is from North Carolina.

3 Law.ou, Us State Flags, 3/21/2012, http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/stflagmtwy.shtml http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/flags/stflagmtwy.shtml This is the state flag of North Carolina. The colors are red, white and blue.

4 Enchanted Learning, North Carolina, 3/21/2012, http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina/ This is a state flag of North Carolina. North Carolina neighbors Tennessee, Virginia, South Carolina, a small part of Georgia, and the Atlantic Ocean.

5 PostcardsFrom, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC, 3/22/2012, http://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/000310.htmlhttp://www.postcardsfrom.com/t1/000310.html This is a postcard of the memorial for the Wright Brothers. The Wright Brothers were the first people to ever fly a plane.

6 50states, Birds of America, The Cardinal, 3/22/12, http://www.50states.com/flower/no rthcarolina.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/no rthcarolina.htm 50states, North Carolina State Flower, 3/22/12, http://www.50states.com/flower/nor thcarolina.htm http://www.50states.com/flower/nor thcarolina.htm This is the state bird, The Cardinal This is the state flower, American Dogwood


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