North Carolina Symbles

Alexis & Jaikel

The North Carolina map

ralieghIt cost a lot of money and it is in

raliegh at the museum and it is really eudicaitonal.

This is the govenor of bev perdue anThen-Lt. Governor Perdue led our state's efforts during the Defense Department's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, successfully protecting North Carolina's military bases worth $18 billion and 350,000 jobs to our economy.

It was adopted in 1943 and it’s a cardinal.

By the end of the 1930s, a movement had gained steam to adopt an official state flower in North Carolina.

State motto Motto, Esse Quam Videri (To be rather than to

seem) The General Assembly of 1893 adopted the words

"Esse Quam Videri" as the State's motto and directed that these words with the date "20 May, 1775," be placed with our Coat of Arms upon the Great Seal of the State (Session Laws 1893, c. 145).

State nicknames Name (Carolina) and Nicknames (The

Old North State or The Tar Heel State) Carolina The word Carolina comes from Carolus, the

Latin form of the name Charles. In 1629, King Charles I granted territory in

America to his Attorney General, Sir Robert Heath, to be named Carolina, or the province of Carolina (though later in the same charter the province is referred to as Carolana or New Carolana).

Seal, Great Seal of the State of North Carolina

The State Seal of North Carolina has seen many changes since its origins in 1663.

Trace the evolution of the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina.

"Carolina! Carolina! Heaven's blessings attend her!While we live we will cherish, protect and defend her;Though the scorner may sneer at and witlings defame her,Our hearts swell with gladness whenever we name her. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever! Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

The pine tree The pine was officially

designated as the State Tree by the General Assembly of 1963. (Session Laws, 1963, c. 41). Contrary to popular belief, no specific type of pine tree was specified in the Session Law.

N.C. flag

North Carolinashall 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. Get this Flag

N.c. map 53,821 square miles

[North Carolina is the 28th biggest state in the USA]Population - 8,049,313 (as of 2000) [North Carolina is the 11th most populous state in the USA]

ReferencesPictures and information taken from the following sites:

www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina www.consultwebs.com/ncphotos/nc_state_capitol.html www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/61capitol/61capitol.htm www.governor.state.nc.us. www.netstate.com/states/symb/nc_symb.htm www.governor.state.nc.us www.netstate.com/states/symb/nc_symb.htm statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/symbols/symbols.htm www.50states.com/ncarolin.htm www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northcarolina