 North
Carolina Information
Capital
City: Raleigh
Economy: Agriculture,
industry, banking and tourism.
Language Description:
English.
Population: 8,049,313
Religion: Christian
(Protestant, Roman Catholic), though other major religions are represented.
Time Zone: 5 hours
behind Greenwich Mean Time (-5 GMT). Daylight Saving Time is observed
April-October
Voltage Requirements:
110 volts
North Carolina's
Flag: That the flag of North Carolina shall consist
of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with
the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the
right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third
the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two
equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar
to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal
to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of
the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the
star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in
semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription
"May 20th, 1775," and that below the star there shall
be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription:
"April 12th, 1776."
History of North Carolina:
English colonists, sent by Sir Walter Raleigh, unsuccessfully
attempted to settle Roanoke Island in 1585 and 1587. Virginia Dare,
born there in 1587, was the first child of English parentage born
in America. In 1653 the first permanent settlements were established
by English colonists from Virginia near the Roanoke and Chowan rivers.
The region was established as an English proprietary colony in 1663–65
and its early history was the scene of Culpepper's Rebellion (1677),
the Quaker-led Cary Rebellion of 1708, the Tuscarora Indian War
in 1711–13, and many pirate raids. During the American Revolution,
there was relatively little fighting within the state, but many
North Carolinians saw action elsewhere. Despite considerable pro-Union,
anti-slavery sentiment, North Carolina joined the Confederacy. North
Carolina is the nation's largest furniture, tobacco, brick, and
textile producer. It holds second place in the Southeast in population
and first place in the value of its industrial and agricultural
production. This production is highly diversified, with metalworking,
chemicals, and paper constituting enormous industries. Tobacco,
corn, cotton, hay, peanuts, and vegetable crops are of major importance.
It is the country's leading producer of mica and lithium. Tourism
is also important, with travelers and vacationers spending more
than $1 billion annually in North Carolina. Sports include year-round
golfing, skiing at mountain resorts, both fresh- and salt-water
fishing, and hunting. Among the major attractions are the Great
Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge National Parkway, the Cape Hatteras
and Cape Lookout National Seashores, 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.
Other North Carolina Links:
North Carolina
Citizens for Business and Industry
North Carolina League of Municipalities
North Carolina Public Schools
State Library of North Carolina
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