North Carolina Information

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"TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM"

North Carolina, in the warm temperate zone, has a generally mild climate, with abundant and well distributed rainfall. The state's congenial climate, its many miles of beaches, and its beautiful mountains attract large numbers of visitors and vacationers each year. Chief among the tourist attractions are the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Cape Lookout National Seashore, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Great Smoky Mts. National Park. Wildlife abounds in national forests (the state has four) and in the Dismal Swamp. Places of historic interest include Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, on Roanoke Island; the Wright Brothers National Memorial, at Kitty Hawk; Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, at Flatrock; and Guilford Courthouse and Moores Creek national military parks.

North Carolina leads the nation in the production of tobacco and is a major producer of textiles and furniture. It grows 40% of all U.S. tobacco, but the continuing trend is toward diversification. Broilers, hogs, turkeys, greenhouse products, sweet potatoes, corn, soybeans, peanuts, and eggs are important. Plentiful forests supply the thriving furniture and lumber industries. The state has long been a major textile manufacturer, producing cotton, synthetic, and silk goods as well as various kinds of knit items. Other leading manufactures are electrical machinery, computers, and chemicals; the Research Triangle complex near Chapel Hill has spurred high-tech manufacturing, as well as bringing federal jobs into the state. The state also has mineral resources: It leads the nation in the production of feldspar, mica, and lithium materials and produces substantial quantities of olivine, crushed granite, talc, clays, and phosphate rock. There are valuable coastal fisheries, with shrimp, menhaden, and crabs the principal catches. Charlotte developed in the 1980s into a major U.S. banking center, and related businesses have flourished in the area. For more information please click on the links below.

North Carolina is a state in the southeastern United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (east), South Carolina and Georgia (south), Tennessee (west), and Virginia (north).

Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km).
Pop. (2000) 8,049,313, a 21.4% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital, Raleigh.
Largest city, Charlotte.
Motto, Esse Quam Videri [To Be Rather than to Seem].
State bird, cardinal.
State flower, dogwood.
State tree, pine.

NC Colleges & Universities:

http://www.unc.edu/ University of NC

http://www.wfu.edu/ Wake Forest University

http://www.ncstate.edu/ NC State

http://www.ecu.edu/ East Carolina

http://www.uncg.edu/ UNC Greensboro

http://www.uncc.edu/ UNC Charlotte

http://www.elon.edu/home/ Elon College

http://www.uncw.edu/ UNC Wilmington

http://www.meredith.edu/ Meredith College

http://www.peace.edu/ Peace College

http://www.appstate.edu/ Appliachian State

http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/collegetemplates/default.asp?cid=475 Western Caroilina University

http://www.sandhills.cc.nc.us/ Sandhills Community College

http://www.brevard.edu/ Bevard

http://www2.davidson.edu/index.asp Davidson College

http://www.gardner-webb.edu/ Gardner Webb

http://www.guilford.edu/ Guilford College

http://www.gborocollege.edu/ Greensboro College

http://www.highpoint.edu/ High Point University

http://www.lmc.edu/sites/home/v2/ Lees-McRae

http://www.lrc.edu/ Lenior Rhyne College

http://www.louisburg.edu/ Louisburg College

http://www.mhc.edu/ Mars Hill College

http://www.montreat.edu/ Montreat College

http://www.pfeiffer.edu/ Pfeiffer University

http://www.sapc.edu/ St. Andrews College

http://www.shawuniversity.edu/ Shaw University

http://www.salem.edu/ Salem College

http://www.st-aug.edu/ St. Augustine College

http://www.uncp.edu/ UNC Pembroke

http://www.wingate.edu/ Wingate University

http://www.wssu.edu/wssu Winston Salem State University

http://www.duke.edu/ Duke University

North Carolina Links:

http://www.agr.state.nc.us/                                             NC Dept. of Agriculture
http://www.ncdot.org/DMV/                                             NC Dept. of Motor Vehicles
http://www.dor.state.nc.us/                                              NC Dept. of Revenue
http://www.ncesc.com/                                                    NC Employment Security
http://www.ncgov.com/                                                    NC Government
http://www.governor.state.nc.us/                                      NC Office of the Governor
http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/                                       NC State Government Jobs
http://www.visitnc.com/                                                    NC Travel Website
http://www.va.gov/midatlantic/facilities/fayetteville.asp       VA Hospital Fayetteville,NC
http://www.va.gov/midatlantic/facilities/durham.asp            VA Hopsital Durham NC
http://www4.medicare.gov/                                               Medicare Website
http://webapps.ama-assn.org/doctorfinder/home.html         Physician Select Website

ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS:

NC Places to Visit:

www.memorialauditorium.com                                   Raleigh, NC
www.crowncoliseum.com                                           Fayetteville NC
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/    Museum of History, Raleigh NC

http://www.ncpost23.org/MilitaryMuseum1.htm    American Military Museum of Gastonia

http://www.aacc-charlotte.org/    Afro-American Cultural Center

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm      Bentonville Battleground

http://www.nps.gov/caha/index.htm     Cape Hatteras Park Service

http://www.carolinasaviation.org/     Carolinas Aviation Museum

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm    Fort Fisher Historic Site

http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/foma/home.html     Fort Macon State Park

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horsesho/horsesho.htm    House in the Horse Shoe

http://www.perigee.net/~mwaxhaw/     Andrew Jackson Memorial

http://nationalrrmuseum.tripod.com/     National Railroad Museum

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/default.htm      NC Maritime Museum

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/capitol/default.htm      NC State Capitol Building

http://www.nctrans.org/      NC Transportation Museum

http://www.ncpotterycenter.com/      NC Pottery Center

http://www.carolinalights.com/      NC Lighthouses

http://www.oldsalem.org/       Old Salem NC

http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm      Wright Brothers Museum

http://www.wilmingtonrailroadmuseum.org/      Wilmington Railroad Museum

http://www.tryonpalace.org/       Tryon Place, New Bern NC

http://www.wnchistory.org/museum/index.htm       Smith-McDowell House

http://www.smokymountaintrains.com/      Smoky Mountain Trains

http://www.raleighcitymuseum.org/       Raleigh City Museum

http://www.museumofthealbemarle.com/       Museum of History Albemarele NC

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/branches/southport_default.htm Maritime Museum, Southport NC

http://www.soc.mil/swcs/museum/styline.html       JFK Special War Time Museum

http://www.fortbranchcivilwarsite.com/       Fort Branch Civil War Site

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