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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 337056" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>In NC:</p><p></p><p></p><p>The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. </p><p> </p><p>In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement. </p><p> </p><p>High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World. </p><p> </p><p>The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. </p><p> </p><p>Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. </p><p> </p><p>Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems. </p><p> </p><p>The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar. </p><p> </p><p>Charles Karault was born and raised in Wilmington. </p><p> </p><p>Havelock is home of Marine Base "Cherry Point." It is the largest air base in the Marine Corps. </p><p> </p><p>North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. </p><p> </p><p>Morehead City is home to the North Carolina Seafood Festival, held the first weekend in October every year. </p><p> </p><p>The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree. </p><p> </p><p>Mount Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. It towers 6,684 feet above sea level. </p><p> </p><p>Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem. </p><p> </p><p>The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville. </p><p> </p><p>Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914. </p><p> </p><p>The Biltmore Estate in Ashville is America's largest home, and includes a 255-room chateau, an award-winning winery and extensive gardens. </p><p> </p><p>The first English child born in America was born in Roanoke in 1587. Her name was Virginia Dare. </p><p> </p><p>The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama in Albemarle commemorates the birth of Virginia Dare. Scheduled to run just one year, it proved so successful that it has played for nearly sixty consecutive summers. </p><p> </p><p>The first state owned art museum in the country is located in Raleigh. </p><p> </p><p>Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775. </p><p> </p><p>Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve. </p><p> </p><p>Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern in 1898. </p><p> </p><p>Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was born in the Waxsaws area on the border of North and South Carolina. </p><p> </p><p>Arnold Palmer recognized as the player whose aggressive play and winning personality raised golf to national attention, honed his skills on the championship golf team of Wake Forest University. </p><p> </p><p>James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was the eleventh President of the United States. </p><p> </p><p>Hiram Rhoades Revels, born in Fayetteville in 1822, was the first African-American member of the United States Congress. </p><p> </p><p>Andrew Johnson started his career as a tailor's apprentice in Raleigh, North Carolina and rose to lead in the reuniting of the nation as the seventeenth President of the United States. </p><p> </p><p>North Carolina leads the nation in furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile production. </p><p> </p><p>North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish a state museum of art. </p><p> </p><p>North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the United States. The state's highway system currently has 77,400 miles of roads </p><p> </p><p>The General Assembly of 1987 adopted milk as the official state beverage. </p><p> </p><p>White Lake near Elizabethtown is very unique in that it has a white sandy bottom and is blessed with crystal clear waters. It has also been labeled as the "Nation's Safest Beach." It is truly a child's paradise in that there are no currents, no tides, no hazardous depressions or real dangers of any kind to swimmers. (I live near here!)</p><p> </p><p>North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 337056, member: 1514"] In NC: The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement. High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World. The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States. Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems. The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar. Charles Karault was born and raised in Wilmington. Havelock is home of Marine Base "Cherry Point." It is the largest air base in the Marine Corps. North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable. Morehead City is home to the North Carolina Seafood Festival, held the first weekend in October every year. The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree. Mount Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. It towers 6,684 feet above sea level. Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem. The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914. The Biltmore Estate in Ashville is America's largest home, and includes a 255-room chateau, an award-winning winery and extensive gardens. The first English child born in America was born in Roanoke in 1587. Her name was Virginia Dare. The Lost Colony Outdoor Drama in Albemarle commemorates the birth of Virginia Dare. Scheduled to run just one year, it proved so successful that it has played for nearly sixty consecutive summers. The first state owned art museum in the country is located in Raleigh. Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775. Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve. Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern in 1898. Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was born in the Waxsaws area on the border of North and South Carolina. Arnold Palmer recognized as the player whose aggressive play and winning personality raised golf to national attention, honed his skills on the championship golf team of Wake Forest University. James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was the eleventh President of the United States. Hiram Rhoades Revels, born in Fayetteville in 1822, was the first African-American member of the United States Congress. Andrew Johnson started his career as a tailor's apprentice in Raleigh, North Carolina and rose to lead in the reuniting of the nation as the seventeenth President of the United States. North Carolina leads the nation in furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile production. North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish a state museum of art. North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the United States. The state's highway system currently has 77,400 miles of roads The General Assembly of 1987 adopted milk as the official state beverage. White Lake near Elizabethtown is very unique in that it has a white sandy bottom and is blessed with crystal clear waters. It has also been labeled as the "Nation's Safest Beach." It is truly a child's paradise in that there are no currents, no tides, no hazardous depressions or real dangers of any kind to swimmers. (I live near here!) North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams. [/QUOTE]
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