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| The Nathanial Greene monument at the Gulford Courthouse National Military Park. A force of 1,900 British troops under the command of General Lord Cornwallis defeated an American force of 4,000 under Greene. March 15, 1781. The British lost a substantial number of troops at the battle, a factor in their
surrender at Yorktown seven months later. |
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| Website : www.ncgov.com |
 Capital
: Raleigh |
 Highest
point : Mount
Mitchell, 6,684 feet |
 Area : 53,821 square miles,
28th largest state |
 Population : 8,049,313
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Esse
quam videri (To be rather than to seem) |
 Admitted to
Union : November 21, 1789 |
 State
Song : "The Old North State" |
 State Bird : Cardinal
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 State Flower : Dogwood |
 State Tree : Pine |
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