North Carolina - School-Age
North Carolina
12th State (November 21, 1789), the south U.S.
State Abbreviation: NC
Capital: Raleigh
Origin of name: In honor of Charles I of England.
Motto: "Esse Quam Videri" (To be rather than to seem)
Nickname: Tar Heel State, Old North State
North Carolina State Symbols
North Carolina: State Seal
Beverage: Milk
Bird: Cardinal
Blue Berry: Blueberry
Carnivorous Plant: Venus Flytrap
Colors: Red and Blue
Dog: Plott hound
Flower: Flowering Dogwood
Folk Art: Whirligigs created by Vollis Simpson
Fossil: Megalodon Shark Teeth
Folk Dance: Clogging
Freshwater Fish: Southern Appalachian Brook Trout
Fruit: Scuppernong Grape
Historical Boat: Shad boat
Horse: Colonial Spanish Mustang
Insect: Honeybee
Mammal: Gray squirrel
Reptile: Eastern Box Turtle
Rock: Granite
Precious Stone: Emerald
Red Berry: Strawberry
Mineral: Gold
Saltwater Fish: Channel Bass
Shell: Scotch Bonnet
Song: The Old North State
Sport: Stock Car Racing
Tartan: Carolina Tartan
Tree: Pine
Vegetable: Sweet Potato
Wildflower: Carolina Lily
