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It was at this spot that the Wright brothers first succesfull airplane flight left the ground December 17, 1903. The marker is in the Wright Brothers National Monument in Kill Devil Hills. |
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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
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State Tree : Pine
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