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BOOKS ABOUT
NORTH CAROLINA
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North Carolina Posters, Prints, Photographs, Maps & Calendar
for educators and home schoolers, themed decor in studio or office.
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geography > NA > US > S > NORTH CAROLINA < social studies
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North Carolina, one of the original thirteen colonies, is known as the “Old North State” and the “Tar Heel State”. North Carolina joined the Union on November 21, 1789 as the 12th state (Washington's First Annual Address to Congress).
The word Carolina is derived from the Latin form of Charles; it was Charles I of England who, in 1629, “erected into a province, all the land from Albemarle Sound on the north to the St. John's River on the south, should be called Carolina.” Originally one colony, the Carolinas were divided in 1710, with the older settlements being in the northern colony.
North Carolina is in the South Atlantic Region and bounded by Virginia on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, South Carolina on the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee on the west.
The capital Raleigh is named for Sir Walter Raleigh, who established the lost Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island.
The “Tar Heels” nickname relates to the principal products of early North Carolina as being “tar, pitch and turpentine”, leading to references of holding one's ground in battle as in having tar stuck to one's heels; state legends suggests a Revolutionary War origin and a Civil War connection.
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Cape Hatteras is a promontory, the southeastern point of long shoals or sandbars on Hatteras Island, a part of the 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina known as the Outer Banks, which form the protective barrier from the Atlantic Ocean.
The Outer Banks, known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” were also hiding places for pirates like Edward Teach, AKA “Blackbeard.”
Roanoke Island, which was the site of the English Roanoke Colony that disappeared c. 1587, and Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk where the Wright Brothers were the first to fly a powered, heavier than air vehicle in 1903, are part of the Outer Banks.
Albemarle - Pamlico Sounds are part of a large, interconnected network of lagoon estuaries.
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• landforms posters
• more oceanography posters
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| The pine is the most common of the trees found in North Carolina, as well as the most important one in the history the State. During the Colonial and early Statehood periods, the pine was a vital part of the economy of North Carolina. From it came many of the “naval stores” - resin, turpentine, and timber - needed by merchants and the navy for their ships. The pine has continued to supply North Carolina with many important wood products. |
The Dogwood blossoms, which appear in early spring and continue on into summer, are most often found in white, although shades of pink (red) are not uncommon. The dogwood can be found from the mountains to the coast. The General Assembly of 1941 designated the dogwood as the State Flower. (Public Laws, 1941, c. 289; G.S. 145-1). |
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• more tree posters
• flowers posters
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The North Carolina State Insect is the Honey Bee which is responsible for the annual production of more than $2 million worth of honey and critical in their role in the growing cycle as a major contributor to the pollination crops.
The General Assembly of 1973 designated the Honey Bee as the official State Insect. (Session Laws, 1973, c.55).
• food posters
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Native American cultures in today's North Carolina included the Algonquian-speaking tribes of the coastal areas, Iroquoian-speaking groups of the interior and Southeastern Siouan tribes. Hernando de Soto recorded meeting with Native Americans at Joara in western North Carolina in 1540.
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The scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, designated a National Parkway, runs through the Blue Ridge Mountains.
• mountain posters
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Biltmore House, a French Renaissance inspired chateau near Asheville, North Carolina, was built by George Washington Vanderbilt between 1888 and 1895.
Biltmore House, the largest privately owned home in the United States (175,000 square feet and 255 rooms), is still owned by one of Vanderbilt's descendants and stands today as one of the most prominent remaining examples of the Gilded Age.
Biltmore House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and was ranked eighth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects in 2007.
• more architecture posters
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Battles of the Civil War Map from National Geographic shows battle sites with call-outs describing specific battles, dates, routes.
In North Carolina:
Wilmington held out until January 15, 1865, when it fell before a tremendous assault from land and sea. The last Confederate seaport was evacuated on February 22. ... more ...
• Deep South Map
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