North Carolina Info
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Capital
City: Raleigh
Economy: Agriculture, industry,
banking and tourism.
Language Description: English.
Population: 8,049,313
Religion: Christian (Protestant,
Roman Catholic), though other major religions are represented.
Time Zone: 5 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time (-5 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed April-October
Voltage Requirements: 110
volts
North Carolina's Flag:
That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing
in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left
and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing
the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall
consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower
bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal
to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag
shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center
of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing
in black letters this inscription "May 20th, 1775," and that below
the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the
inscription: "April 12th, 1776."
History of North Carolina: English
colonists, sent by Sir Walter Raleigh, unsuccessfully attempted to settle
Roanoke Island in 1585 and 1587. Virginia Dare, born there in 1587, was
the first child of English parentage born in America. In 1653 the first
permanent settlements were established by English colonists from Virginia
near the Roanoke and Chowan rivers. The region was established as an English
proprietary colony in 1663–65 and its early history was the scene
of Culpepper's Rebellion (1677), the Quaker-led Cary Rebellion of 1708,
the Tuscarora Indian War in 1711–13, and many pirate raids. During
the American Revolution, there was relatively little fighting within the
state, but many North Carolinians saw action elsewhere. Despite considerable
pro-Union, anti-slavery sentiment, North Carolina joined the Confederacy.
North Carolina is the nation's largest furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile
producer. It holds second place in the Southeast in population and first
place in the value of its industrial and agricultural production. This production
is highly diversified, with metalworking, chemicals, and paper constituting
enormous industries. Tobacco, corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, and vegetable
crops are of major importance. It is the country's leading producer of mica
and lithium. Tourism is also important, with travelers and vacationers spending
more than $1 billion annually in North Carolina. Sports include year-round
golfing, skiing at mountain resorts, both fresh- and salt-water fishing,
and hunting. Among the major attractions are the Great Smoky Mountains,
the Blue Ridge National Parkway, the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National
Seashores, the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, Guilford
Courthouse and Moores Creek National Military Parks, Carl Sandburg's home
near Hendersonville, and the Old Salem Restoration in Winston-Salem.
Other North Carolina Links:
North Carolina Citizens
for Business and Industry
North Carolina League of Municipalities
North Carolina Public Schools
State Library of North Carolina |
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