North Carolina Name For: King Charles I of England
Motto: "Esse Quam Videri"
Nikename: The Old North State or The Tar Heel State
Statehood: November 21, 1789, the 12th state
Capital: Raleigh
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 6,684 feet (2037 meters) above sea level, Mount Mitchell in Yancey County
Lowest Point: sea level, the coast

State Symbols

Colors:Red and Blue
Flower:Dogwood
Bird:Cardinal
Tree:Pine
Christmas Tree: Fraser Fir
wildflower:Carolina Lily
Mammal:Gray Squirrel
Shell:Scotch Bonnet
Rock: Granite
Stone: Emerald
Insect:Honeybee
Dog:Plott Hound
Fruit:Scuppernong grape
Berries: Strawberry and Blueberry
Reptile: Eastern Box Turtle
Drink: Milk
Fish: Channel Bass
Freshwater TroutSouthern Appalachian Brook Trout
Boat:Shad Boat
Folk Dance: Clogging
Popular Dance: The Shag
Carnivorous plant: Venus Flytrap
Vegetable: Sweet Potato

State Songs and Toast



Song:"The Old North State"
Toast: The Tar Heel Toast (Session Laws, 1957, c. 777).

Here's to the land of the long leaf pine,
The summer land where the sun doth shine,
Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great,
Here's to "Down Home," the Old North State!

Here's to the land of the cotton bloom white,
Where the scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night,
Where the soft southern moss and jessamine mate,
'Neath the murmuring pines of the Old North State!

Here's to the land where the galax grows,
Where the rhododendron's rosette glows,
Where soars Mount Mitchell's summit great,
In the "Land of the Sky," in the Old North State!

Here's to the land where maidens are fair,
Where friends are true and cold hearts rare,
The near land, the dear land, whatever fate,
The blest land, the best land, the Old North State!
-Trivial-Tidbits--North-Carolina--A list of fun facts  ¶ Wednesday, October 26, 2005 0 comments links to this post

  Wisconsin Name For:
Motto: "Forward"
Nikename: The Badger State
Statehood: May 29, 1848, the 30th state
Capital: Madison
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 1,953 feet (595 meters) above sea level, Tim's Hill in Price County
Lowest Point: 581feet (177 meters) sea level, the coast of Lake Michigan

State Symbols

Colors:Red and Blue
Flower:Wood Violet
Bird:Robin
Tree:Sugar Maple
Animal:Badger
State Wildlife Animal:White-tailed Deer
State Domesticated Animal: Dairy Cow
Rock: Red Granite
Mineral: Galena
Insect:Honeybee
Symbol of Peace:Mourning Dove
Soil:Antigo Silt Loam
Dog: American Water Spaniel
Grain: Corn
Drink: Milk
Dance: Polka Reflecting

State Songs



Song:"On Wisconsin!"
-Trivial-Tidbits--Wisconsin--A list of fun facts  ¶ Wednesday, October 26, 2005 0 comments links to this post