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| My 50 States 50 Days travel partner Haley looking at the statue based on the famous photograph of the Wright Brothers first airplane flight at the Wright Brothers National Monument in Kill Devil Hills. |
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Seal |
| 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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