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South Carolina ![]() Myrtle Beach...BeachCam ![]() Myrtle Beach...Pavillion Cam ![]() ![]() Just the Facts: Capital: Raleigh Population: 7,070,000 Governor: James B. Hunt, D (until 2001) Entered the Union: November 21, 1789 As the: 12th state Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem) Nickname: Tar Heel State Flower: Dogwood Bird: Cardinal Song: The Old North State Sports Teams: Charlotte Hornets (Basketball) and Carolina Panthers (Football) Origin of Name: In honor of Charles I of England Major Industries: furniture, tobacco, brick, textile products, metalworking, chemicals, paper, tobacco, corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, truck and vegetable crops, mica and lithium Historical Sites: The Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, Guilford Courthouse and Moores Creek National Military Parks, Carl Sandburg's home near Hendersonville, and the Old Salem Restoration in Winston-Salem. Points of Interest: The Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge National Parkway, and the Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores. Bordering States: Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Georgia Wrightsville Beach, NC Thanks for stopping by morningman888@webtv.net ![]() ![]() Thanks for stopping by... morningman888@webtv.net MMCarolinas MMLouisiana MMNewHampshire FastCounter by LinkExchange |
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