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Members in colonial dress at a recent re-enactment at Moores Creek
National Battleifeld

One of many historical markers in NC

Daughters getting ready for the wreath laying
ceremony and the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge annual commemoration. |
North
Carolina Facts and Links to Historic Sites
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NC Motto:
Esse quam videri
To be, rather than to seem |
Origin of North Carolina state's name:
Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and
named after
England's King Charles I |
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NC Nicknames:
Old North State
Tar Heel State
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NC Song:
The Old North State
words by: William Gaston
music by: Mrs. E.E. Randolph
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Birthplace of Presidents:
James Knox Polk, 1845-1849 (11th)
Born: November 2, 1795, in Mecklenburg County, NC
Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869 (17th)
Born: December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, NC
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Three NC Signers of the
Declaration of Independence:
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Joseph Hewes
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William Hooper
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John Penn
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Three NC Signers of the
Constitution of the United States:
William Blount
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Hugh Williamson
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NC State Membership Chairman
National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution
North Carolina Society Children of the
American Revolution
North Carolina Society Sons of the
American Revolution
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