5. *
*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
*Population - 9,848,060
*North Carolina is the 10th most populous state in
the USA
*State Bird – Cardinal
*State Mammal – Gray Squirrel
Cardinal
Gray Squirrel
6. *
*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
*Population - 9,848,060
* North Carolina is the 10th most populous state in the USA
*Name for Residents - North Carolinians
*Major Industries - farming (tobacco, poultry),
textiles, furniture & technology, finance, research
*State Bird – Cardinal
*State Mammal – Gray Squirrel
Cardinal
Gray Squirrel
Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.
The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pineforests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the Civil War, the name Tar Heel was derogatory, but it was later reappropriated by the people of North Carolina.[1]
Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2]
Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans.
The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pineforests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the Civil War, the name Tar Heel was derogatory, but it was later reappropriated by the people of North Carolina.[1]
Because the exact history of the term is unknown, a number of legends have developed to explain it. One such legend claims it to be a nickname given during the U.S. Civil War, because of the state's importance on the Confederate side, and the fact that the troops "stuck to their ranks like they had tar on their heels".[2]
Biltmore Estate is a large private estate and tourist attraction in Asheville, North Carolina. Biltmore House, the main house on the estate, is aChâteauesque-styled mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895 and is the largest privately owned house in the United States, at 178,926 square feet (16,622.8 m2)[2] of floor space (135,280 square feet (12,568 m2) of living area) and featuring 250 rooms. Still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants, it stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age, and of significant gardens in thejardin à la française and English Landscape garden styles in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked eighth in America's Favorite Architecture by theAmerican Institute of Architects.
Named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who tried to establish the first English colony on the shores of the new world in the 1580s.
The Old Well is a small, neoclassical rotunda located on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus at the southern end of McCorkle Place.[1][2][3] The current decorative form of the Old Well was modeled after the Temple of Love in the Gardens of Versailles and was completed in 1897.[4] It was designed by the university registrar Eugene Lewis Harris (1856-1901), an artist and 1881 graduate of the institution, who served as registrar from 1894 to 1901.[5] It is the most enduring symbol of UNC.[6]
Rank: #30 of the Universities in US