| North Carolina's official flag
was adopted in 1885. This red, white and blue
flag has a white star, the letters N and C around
the star, 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).
Capital: Raleigh
Nickname: Tar Heel State
Motto: Esse quam videri (To
be rather than to seem).
Flower: Dogwood (1941)
North Carolina was the 12th state in the USA;
it was admitted in 1789.
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