| 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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