• North Carolina was named for Charles ii King of England, Carolina is taken from  the Latin Carolus meaning Charles
• John Locke and John Cooper founded the Carolina colony (now North & South Carolina)
• North Carolina Admission into Statehood November 1789
• North Carolina Constitution - 1st constitution ratified on December 1776, and more
• North Carolina Official State Bird is the Cardinal.
• North Carolina Official State Flower is the Dogwood
• North Carolina Official State Fruit is Scuppernong - a variety of muscadine grape
• North Carolina Nickname was the Old North State, nicknamed Tar Heels during the Civil War
• 1927 - The Old North State adopted as the official song of the State of North Carolina
• North Carolina State Motto - Esse Quam Videri means "to be rather than to seem" - placed on the NC Coat of Arms upon the Great Seal of the State in 1893
• North Carolina has 34 state parks and recreation areas which receive over 12 million visitors a year.
• North Carolina Mountains - there are over 43 mountain peaks reaching more than 6000 ft. Mt Mitchell located in the North Carolina mountains near Marion NC is the highest peak in the eastern USA.
• There are over 1700  miles of highways designated as Scenic Routes in North Carolina. NCDOT Roadside environmental unit seeds and maintains flower beds across North Carolina.
• The oldest bridge in North Carolina still in use is the Pigeon River Bridge built in 1891 located near Waynesville North Carolina.
• Cape Fear River Basin - information on the largest river basin in North Carolina. The Cape Fear river basin covers both the Piedmont and Coastal plains of North Carolina.
• North Carolina Department of Transportation has the largest ferry system on the east coast.

  The University of North Carolina was chartered in 1789. It was the first state university in the United States.

History

• Colonial NC Facts - information on the North Carolina colony from the start of the colony to the Revolution.
• American Revolutionary War in North Carolina - information on battles and more
• North Carolina Civil War Battlefields & Museums - list of North Carolina battlefields and Museums from the North Carolina coast to the North Carolina mountains

Other

• North Carolina Jobs - links to North Carolina employment commission, Temporary services and more job search sites

  Fishing NC - information on fishing, Trout fishing, Bass fishing, NC Trout streams, more

• Legends - list of legends, myths, superstitions and the unexplained as told throughout the state.
• Newspapers - List of  North Carolina newspapers online
• Furniture - buy furniture at stores online
• Real estate - find a realtor online for your dream home.

Suggested reading: Best Information on North Carolina available

Foxfire Collection - Best collection of books I've read on Appalachian life.

Dorie: Woman of the Mountains - I read this book for a class assignment in American history. I found it an excellent book on mountain life in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee. It was very well written and held my interest. Contains lots of information on legends, cooking, lifestyle and culture of mountain folk in the early 20th century.  Highly recommended. read Appalachian Culture a brief review of the book

North Carolina

I've read this magazine. It has many interesting articles on North Carolina from the mountains to the coast.