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! |