| Capital
City: |
Raleigh |
|
| Nickname: |
Tar Heel State /
Old North State |
| Motto: |
Esse Quam Videri
(To Be Rather Than To Seem) |
| Statehood: |
November 21,
1789 (12th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Taken from
"Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after
England's King Charles I. |
| Largest
Cities: |
Charlotte,
Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham |
| Border
States: |
Georgia, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
| Land
Area: |
48,718 sq. mi.,
29th largest |
| State
Bird: |
Cardinal |
| State
Flower: |
American Dogwood
(cornus florida) |
| State
Tree: |
Longleaf Pine (pinus
palustris) |
| State
Song: |
The Old North
State |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
