The document summarizes various symbols of the state of North Carolina including its governor, capital city, state bird, flower, nicknames, seal, song, tree, and flag. It notes that Raleigh has been the capital city since 1792, the cardinal was adopted as the state bird in 1943, and the movement to adopt a state flower began in the late 1930s. It also provides brief descriptions of the state seal, song, tree and mentions that the state flag is red, white and blue.