About North Carolina...
North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic coast in the southeastern United States. State borders South Carolina and Georgia in the south, the west Tennessee and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties and its capital Raleigh.
North Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies, originally known as Carolina. Joara, a native village near present-day Morganton, was the place in 1567 of Fort San Juan, the first Spanish colonial settlement in the interior of what became the United States. A later founded a colony on the island called Roanoke, the first attempt to find the English settlement in America.
On May 20, 1861, North Carolina was one of the last confederate state to declare secession from the Union, which was returned to the 4th July 1868. State is the location of the first successful controlled, Powered and sustained heavier-than-air flight by Wright brothers, at Kill Devil Hills, about 6.4 miles from the Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, it is a rapidly growing state the diverse economy and population. As of July 1, 2007, the population is estimated that there were 9,061,032. Recognition of eight Native American tribes, North Carolina has the largest population of any country Americans east of the Mississippi River.
North Carolina has a wide range of elevations, from sea level along the coast to almost 6700 feet in the mountains. The coastal plains are strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical zone. More than 300 miles from the coast, the western, mountainous part of the country has a subtropical highland climate.
As of 2008, North Carolina is the fourth-fastest growing state in the U.S. and the fastest growing state east of the Mississippi River.
North Carolina Facts
Capital : Raleigh > Find Lodging
Population : 8,683,242
Nick Name : Tar Heel State
Motto : Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
Official Website : http://www.visitnc.com/
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National Parks
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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
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Regions of North Carolina
Cities of North Carolina
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