The Tar Heel Toast
Here's to the land of the long leaf pine,
The summer land where the sun doth shine,
Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great,
Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!
Here's to the land of the cotton bloom white,
Where the scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night,
Where the soft southern moss and jessamine mate,
'Neath the murmuring pines of the Old North State!
Here's to the land where the galax grows,
Where the rhododendron's rosette glows,
Where soars Mount Mitchell's summit great,
In the "Land of the Sky," in the Old North State!
Here's to the land where maidens are fair,
Where friends are true and cold hearts rare,
The near land, the dear land, whatever fate,
The blest land, the best land, the Old North State!
North Carolina Facts
North Carolina was the 12th state in the USA; it became a state on November 21, 1789.
State Abbreviation - NC
State Capital - Raleigh
Largest City - Charlotte
Area - 53,821 square miles (North Carolina is the 28th biggest state)
Population - 8,049,313 (as of 2000) the 11th most populated state.
Name for Residents - North Carolinians
Major Industries - farming (tobacco, poultry), textiles, furniture
Major Rivers - Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River
Major Lakes - Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw
Highest Point - Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 100
Bordering States - Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Origin of the Name North Carolina - North Carolina was named to honor Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles).
State Nickname - Tar Heel State
State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem)
State Song - The Old North State
Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina - Lophorhothon, Hypsibema, and Zatomus
State Abbreviation - NC
State Capital - Raleigh
Largest City - Charlotte
Area - 53,821 square miles (North Carolina is the 28th biggest state)
Population - 8,049,313 (as of 2000) the 11th most populated state.
Name for Residents - North Carolinians
Major Industries - farming (tobacco, poultry), textiles, furniture
Major Rivers - Neuse River, Roanoke River, Yadkin River
Major Lakes - Lake Mattamuskeet, Lake Phelps, Lake Waccamaw
Highest Point - Mt. Mitchell - 6,684 feet (2,037 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 100
Bordering States - Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Origin of the Name North Carolina - North Carolina was named to honor Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles).
State Nickname - Tar Heel State
State Motto - "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than to Seem)
State Song - The Old North State
Dinosaur Fossils Found in North Carolina - Lophorhothon, Hypsibema, and Zatomus