North Carolina Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

November 21, 1789 - North Carolina was the 12th state.

North Carolina State Capital:

Raleigh

State Nickname:

Tar Heel State

State Motto:

Esse Quam Videri.
Translation: To Be Rather Than to Seem

North Carolina State Bird:

Cardinal

North Carolina State Flower:

Flowering Dogwood

North Carolina State Tree:

Longleaf Pine

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Charlotte
• Raleigh
• Greensboro
• Durham
• Winston-Salem
• Fayetteville
• Cary

Ten Famous People From North Carolina :

• Howard Cosell, Sportscaster
• Elizabeth Dole, Politician
• Richard Gatling, Inventor of the Gatling Gun
• Billy Graham, Evangelist
• Andy Griffith, Actor
• O. Henry, Author
• Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States
• Dolley Madison, First Lady to President James Madison
• Edward R. Murrow, Commentator
• James K. Polk, 11th President of the United States