North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina's Web Site and Kid's Page Capital City: Raleigh Nickname: Tar Heel State / Old North State Motto: Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem) Statehood: November 21, 1789 (12th) Origin of State's Name: Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham Border States: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Land Area: 48,718 sq. mi., 29th largest State's Bird: Cardinal State's Flower: American Dogwood State's Song: The Old North State |