What Every Tar Heel Should Know About North Carolina

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What Every Tar Heel Should Know About North
Carolina
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Symbols of North Carolina

• Bird Cardinal
• Flower Dogwood
• Tree Longleaf Pine, Christmas Tree
• Fraser Fir
• Rock Granite
• Gemstone Emerald
• Dog Plott Hound
• Drink Milk
• Boat Shad
• Shell Scotch Bonnet
• Fish Channel Bass-Saltwater, Appalachian Brook
  Trout-Freshwater
• Insect Honey Bee
• Vegetable Sweet Potato
• Mammal Grey Squirrel
• Reptile Eastern Box Turtle

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North Carolinas State Song

• The Old North State William Gaston Adopted
  1927
• Carolina! Carolina! Heaven's blessings attend
  her, While we live we will cherish, protect and
  defend her, Tho' the scorner may sneer at and
  witlings defame her, Still our hearts swell with
  gladness whenever we name her.
• Chorus Hurrah! Hurrah! the Old North State
  forever,            Hurrah! Hurrah! the good Old
  North State.
• Tho' she envies not others, their merited glory,
  Say whose name stands the foremost, in liberty's
  story Tho' too true to herself e'er to crouch to
  oppression, Who can yield to just rule a more
  loyal submission.
• (Repeat chorus)
• Then let all those who love us, love the land
  that we live in,As happy a region as on this
  side of heaven, Where plenty and peace, love and
  joy smile before us, Raise aloud, raise together
  the heart-thrilling chorus.

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North Carolina State Toast

• The State Toast by Leonora Martin and Mary Burke
  Kerr (1904) Adopted 1957
• Here's to the land of the longleaf 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 best
  land, the best land, the Old North State!

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NC Flag
First in Freedom
Dates on Flag May 20th, 1775 Mecklenburg
Resolves Citizens of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County. First community in American colonies to
declare independence from Great Britain. April
12th, 1776 Halifax Resolves made NC the first
colony to call for independence from Great
Britain.
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Beginnings

• Statehood November 21st 1789. We were the 12th
  state to join the Union.
• State Capital Named for Sir Walter Raleigh,
  Father of English America Wake County,
  established in 1792
• Name Origin Carolus Land of Charles in Latin.
  Named for king Charles I of Great Britain in
  1629.

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Nickname Tar Heels

• During the colonial period (1663-1776) North
  Carolina was a leading producer of tar and pitch
  used in building and repairing wooden ships.

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State Motto

• Esse Quam Vederi
• To Be Rather than to Seem

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The Great Seal
Lady Liberty Holding the North Carolina
Constitution
Lady Plenty
Mountains to the Sea, Dates of Mecklenburg and
Halifax Resolves
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North Carolinas Population
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• Largest Cities
• Charlotte- Mecklenburg Co. 526,000
• Raleigh- Wake Co. 273,000
• Greensboro- Guilford Co. 208,000
• Winston- Salem- Forsyth Co. 173,000
• Durham- Durham Co. 169,000
• Fayetteville- Cumberland Co. 128,000
• Cary- Wake Co. 92,000
• High Point- Guilford Co. 77,000
• Wilmington- New Hanover Co. 75,000
• Asheville- Buncombe Co. 68,000

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Chief Agriculture Products

• Tobacco
• Chickens
• Turkeys
• Sweet Potatoes
• Peanuts
• Hogs
• Soybeans
• Corn
• Dairy Products
• Christmas Trees

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Chief Manufacturing Products

• Tobacco Products
• Textiles
• Furniture
• Biotechnology
• Chemicals

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Mining

• Granite
• Limestone
• Feldspar
• Mica
• Gravel/Sand

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Fishing

• Shrimp
• Blue Crab
• Clams
• Flounder
• Trout
• Oysters
• Shad

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Land

• Area- 28th in the nation
• Elevation- Mount Mitchell
• (6684 feet) Yancey Co.
• Coastline-301miles
• Distance-N/S180mi,E/W 503mi
• Major Rivers-French Broad, Catawba, Yadkin, Cape
  Fear, Neuse, Tar, Pamlico, Roanoke, Pee Dee
• Natural Lakes- Matumuskeet, Phelps, Waccamaw
• Major Mountain Ranges-Great Smokey, Blue Ridge

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Mt. Mitchell

• Dr. Elisha Mitchell and His MountainHighest Peak
  East of the Mississippi River6,684 Feet Above
  Sea Level

Mitchell Falls, Yancey County Where Dr. Mitchell
Lost His Life in June of 1857
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Education

• UNC-Chapel Hill supported opened in 1795 as the
  nations first state supported university
• 115 School Systems
• 2,137 k-12 schools, 93 charter schools
• 16 Public Universities
• 59 Community Colleges
• 38 Private Colleges

UNC-Chapel Hill
Appalachian State University-Boone
Duke University-Durham
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Government(Executive Branch)
Governors Mansion (Completed in 1891)
Governor Pat McCrory (Republican Mecklenburg
County
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Judicial Branch(Interprets Laws Made By General
Assembly)

• District Court-misdemeanors, juvenile, family
• Superior Court-felonies( trial/Jury)
• Court of Appeals-
• - (13 Judges)
• NC Supreme Court-
• - (7 Judges)

Buncombe County Court House Completed in 1929
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Legislative Branch(Makes All Laws for NC)

• General Assembly
• 120 Members in the House of Representatives
• 50 Members in the Senate

Legislative Building ,1963-Present
Old Capitol 1840
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North Carolina Is My Home

• Heres to the land of the Longleaf Pine.
• Heres to the state Ill always call mine.
• We have open front doors and smiling. faces and
  throughout the South you wont find more
  beautiful places.
• We bleed Carolina Blue that covers our skies.
• Thats how we know God is a Tar Heel as He sits
  up high.
• The Cherokee roamed free and settled our hills.
• Weve always counted on tobacco to pay our bills.
• Blackbeard fought hard and died on our coast.
• At Gettysburg 1863 we lost the most.
• But that is ok for we fought hard and our
  monument stands tall.
• And for all time we will be known by all.

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• Heres to the land where the sun will always
  shine.
• And James Taylor sang Carolina is always on my
  mind
• In 1960 at Greensboro lunch counters black
  students sat brave.
• And some mountain men never shave.
• At Guilford Courthouse 1781 for freedom we stood.
• We always use manners because we know we should.

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• In old country churches is where we find peace.
• And the frying of chicken will never cease.
• We put ice in our tea and we know its sweet.
• Memories of family we will always keep.
• Kitty Hawk sands watched as the Wright Brothers
  flew.
• No Ohio, that wasnt you!
• From the top of Mount Mitchell to the sand on our
  coast,
• North Carolinas the state well always boast!