Date Admitted: 1789 (12th)
Capital: Raleigh
Largest City: Charlotte
Population: 7,425,183
State Song: "The Old North
State"
Lyrics
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Southern Pine
State Flower: Dogwood
Nickname: The Tarheel State
State Constitution: NC
Constitution
Official State Web Page: North
Carolina
Department of Education: Schools
Electronic Library: North
Carolina
View County Map
View County
Profiles
Links of Interest:
News and Media
Daily Reflector
Go Carolinas
Mountain Times
North Carolina News
Carolina Scene
Magazine
North
Carolina Weather
Travel and Tourism
Adventure in the
Smokies
Cape Fear Coast
Convention
and
Visitors Bureau
Carolina
Mountains
City Travelers
Cityhunt.com
Flatlanders'
Guide to the
Carolina
Mountains
North Carolina Coastal
Guide
Official North Carolina
Travel
Guide
Western North Carolina
Guide
InterStateLink
North Carolina
North Carolina
Highways
North Carolina
Corner
History and Community
Black
Populists in North
Carolina:
1876-1896
North
Carolina Discoveries:
The
Underground Railroad
North Carolina Arts
Council
North
Carolina's Environmental
Info
Sources
Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National
Seashore
Cape Lookout National
Seashore
Walk in the Woods
Nantahala
National Forest
National Forests
in North
Carolina
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Adopted in 1885
Elected Officials
Governor:
Jim
Hunt
Senators:
Lauch
Faircloth
Jesse
Helms
Representatives:
Eva Clayton -- 1st District
Bob Etheridge -- 2nd
District
Walter Jones -- 3rd District
David Price -- 4th District
Richard Burr -- 5th District
Howard Coble -- 6th District
Mike McIntyre -- 7th
District
W.G. (Bill) Hefner --
8th District
Sue Wilkins Myrick --
9th District
Cass Ballenger -- 10th
District
Charles Taylor -- 11th
District
Melvin Watt -- 12th District
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