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North Carolina Facts
Origin of Name: In honor of Charles I of England
Nickname: Tar Heel State
Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
State Symbols:
flower - dogwood (1941)
tree - pine (1963)
bird - cardinal (1943)
mammal - gray squirrel (1969)
insect - honeybee (1973)
reptile - eastern box turtle (1979)
gemstone - emerald (1973)
shell - scotch bonnet (1965)
historic boat - shad boat (1987)
beverage - milk (1987)
rock - granite (1979)
dog - plott hound (1989)
song - "The Old North State" (1927)
colors - red and blue (1945)
fruit - scuppernong grape (2001)


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