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State Facts

  • State Flower: Dogwood Blossom
  • State Bird: Cardinal
  • State Tree: Pine
  • State Capitol: Raleigh
  • State Song: "The Old North State"
  • State Nickname: Tar heel State
  • State Motto: Esse quam videri
    "To be, rather than to seem"
North Carolina became the 12th state
to enter the union on Nov. 21, 1789
State was named after England's Charles I and is
derived from Carolus, the Latin form of Charles.

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