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North Carolina was named to honor King Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles).
North Carolina's official flag was adopted in 1885. This red, white, and blue flag has a white star, the letters N C around the star (standing for North Carolina), and two yellow scrolls, above and below, bearing dates. The upper date, May 20th, 1775, commemorates the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence (named for Mecklenburg County, where North Carolina citizens met to declare their freedom from Great Britain, although the original document was destroyed and some people have questioned its existence). The lower date, April 12th, 1776, commemorates the adoption of the Halifax Resolves (this was the first official action by a colony calling for independence from Britain).
10 Largest cities in North Carolina (2003): Charlotte, 584,658; Raleigh, 316,802; Greensboro, 229,110; Durham, 198,376; Winston-Salem, 190,299; Fayetteville, 124,372; Cary, 99,824; High Point, 91,543; Wilmington, 91,137; Asheville, 69,045
Number of counties in North Carolina : 58
Largest county in North Carolina by population: Mecklenburg, 771,617 (2004)
Largest county in North Carolina by area: Robeson, 949 sq mi.
North Carolina State Parks: 29
North Carolina Land Area: 53,818 sq mi. (138,389 sq km) (28th)
North Carolina Geographic Center: In Chatham Co., 10 mi. NW of Sanford
North Carolina Population: (2004 est) 8,541,221 (#11)
English colonists, sent by Sir Walter Raleigh, unsuccessfully attempted to settle Roanoke Island in 1585 and 1587. Virginia Dare, born there in 1587, was the first child of English parentage born in America.
In 1653 the first permanent settlements were established by English colonists from Virginia near the Roanoke and Chowan rivers. The region was established as an English proprietary colony in 1663?1665 and in its early history was the scene of Culpepper's Rebellion (1677), the Quaker-led Cary Rebellion (1708), the Tuscarora Indian War (1711?1713), and many pirate raids.
During the American Revolution, there was relatively little fighting within the state, but many North Carolinians saw action elsewhere. Despite considerable pro-Union, antislavery sentiment, North Carolina joined the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Tourism is also important, with visitors spending more than $1 billion annually. Sports include year-round golfing, skiing at mountain resorts, both fresh- and salt-water fishing, and hunting.
Among the major attractions are the Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge National Parkway, the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, Guilford Courthouse and Moores Creek National Military Parks, Carl Sandburg's home near Hendersonville, and the Old Salem Restoration in Winston-Salem.
North Carolina Agriculture: Tobacco, corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, and vegetable crops..
North Carolina Industry: Furniture, tobacco products, textiles, mica, lithium.
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