100 North Carolina Icons (102)

by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina has many traditions, places, and events that have come to be well-known or iconic representations of the state's history and folk heritage. In its July 2012 edition, Our State [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Appalachian Trail by Wiley J. Williams, 2006 See also: Great Smoky Mountains National [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gregory, Lisa. Asheville by Lisa GregoryGovernment & Heritage Library, 2010. See also: Pisgah National Forest; Biltmore House; Asheville (UNC Press) Asheville, whose namesake is [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Stinson, Craig M. The North Carolina Azalea Festival is held every April in Wilmington as a celebration of the beauty of the abundant azalea flowers in the vicinity. In the 1930s Houston Moore, interested in the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Graham, Nicholas. Barbecue by Nicholas Graham NC Digital Heritage Center, 2010. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries. See also: Hush Puppies; Barbecue (Encyclopedia of North [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Harris, Laura. Barns have been used in North Carolina to protect farm animals and store crops and farm equipment since the early days of European settlement. The design of a barn was strongly related to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson-Vos, Mark. In 1953 North Carolina's Big Four left the unwieldy Southern Conference to become charter members of the new Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with three other teams; an eighth team was added later [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Furr, J. Elizabeth. Charlotte-based Belk, Inc., the nation's largest privately owned department store organization, began in Monroe in 1888 as one small store named the New York Racket. The 25-year-old founder, William [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Calton, Brooke. Biltmore House by Brooke Calton, 2006 See also: Pisgah National Forest; Asheville; Biltmore Forest School; Biltmore [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. The Biscuitville franchise began in Graham, North Carolina in 1966 when baker Maurice Jennings opened Mountainbrook Fresh Bread and Milk stores. Noticing the increasing take-out pizza [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Krupnick, Jane, Jones, Mark D. Black Bear Ursus americanus by Mark D. Jones, Jane Krupnick, and Colleen Olfenbutte North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, updated 2017. Classification Class: Mammalia Order: [...] (from NC Wildlife Information Network Share (NC WINS).)

by Lee, Robert E. Blackbeard, picturesque colonial pirate, is usually said to have been born in Bristol, England. The circumstances of his early life are not known. Pirates rarely wrote about themselves or their [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Ireland, Robert E., Simpson, Marcus B., Jr. Blue Ridge Parkway by Robert E. Ireland and Marcus B. Simpson Jr., 2006 Related student activity guide from LEARN NC: Blue Ridge Parkway Communities: Before the Parkway The Blue [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by W., Ina, V. Daniel Boone, hunter and trusted leader, was several times a member of the Virginia legislature and a syndic (commander) of the Spanish Femme Osage District, now part of Missouri. Boone lived more [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Dodge, Robert J. Brown mountain lights are unexplained phenomena that appear low in the air under favorable atmospheric conditions, grow in size, and then linger for a few minutes before fading away. Brown Mountain [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barefoot, Daniel W. Calabash is a fishing and resort town situated on the Calabash River in southwestern Brunswick County. Dubbed the "Seafood Capital of the World" by a food editor of the New York Times, the small town [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Cape Fear River is formed in central North Carolina at the Chatham-Lee County line by the convergence of the Deep and Haw Rivers, flowing southeast and touching parts of Harnett, Cumberland, Bladen, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Graham, Nicholas. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse by Nicholas Graham UNC - North Carolina Collection, 2003. "This Month in North Carolina History" series. Reprinted with permission. See [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Case, Steven, Kemp, Amy. State Carnivorous Plant of North Carolina: Venus Flytrap by Steven Case and Amy Kemp, 2017 NC Government & Heritage Library. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Kemp, Amy. 'Carolina Style' is an assortment of condiments added to hamburgers or hot dogs, originating in the Piedmont of North Carolina. The traditional condiment combination for Carolina Style is chili and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by McGrath, Eileen. In 1913 L. D. Peeler and several other investors in Salisbury purchased stock in the Kentucky-based Mint-Cola Bottling Company, and Peeler started the local bottling franchise of the company. When [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, William L., Wetmore, Ruth Y., Bell, John L., Jr. Part i: Overview; Part ii: Cherokee origins and first European contact; Part iii: Disease, destruction, and the loss of Cherokee land; Part iv: Revolutionary War, Cherokee defeat and additional land [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. State Christmas Tree of North Carolina: Fraser Fir by Steven Case, 2007. NC Government & Heritage Library. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Simpson, Marcus B., Jr. John William Coltrane, modern jazz saxophonist and composer, was born in Hamlet, the son of Alice Blair and John W. Coltrane, Sr. By the time of his death, he had achieved international eminence as [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fick, Virginia Gunn. Country stores emerged in great numbers in North Carolina's rural, agricultural society following the Civil War, although some had appeared in the early 1800s. Person County, for example, had more [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)