North Carolina

• Admitted to statehood: November 21, 1789
• Origin of name: King Charles I ordered it to be called Province of Carolina, this was later separated and it became North Carolina, and South Carolina.
• Capital: Raleigh
• Nickname: "The Tar Heel State"
• Motto: "Esse Quam Videri" (Translation: "To Be, Rather Than to Seem")
• Bird: Cardinal
• Flower: Dogwood
• Song: "The Old North State"
• Colors: Red and Blue
• Insect: Honeybee
• Stone: Emerald (Gem)
• Tree: Pine
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