| Nick Name: |
First in Flight State |
| Capital City: |
Raleigh |
| Largest Cities: |
Charlotte,Raleigh,Greensboro |
| Highest Point: |
Mount Mitchell(6,684 ft ; 2037 m) |
| Lowest Point: |
Atlantic Ocean (sea level) |
| Bird: |
Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Flower: |
Flowering Dogwood(Cornus florida) |
| Tree: |
Pine (Pinus) |
| Constitution: |
12th State |
| Admission to Statehood: |
November 21, 1789 |
| Motto: |
Esse quam videri (To be, rather than to seem) |
| Flag: |
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