100 North Carolina Icons

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 Gregory Government & Heritage Library, 2010. See also: Pisgah National Forest; Biltmore House; Asheville (UNC Press) Asheville, whose namesake is North Carolina [...] (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.)

by Kemp, Amy. Duke Chapel by Amy Kemp Government and Heritage Library, 2017 See Also: Duke University, James B. Duke, 20th Century Architecture Duke Chapel is the largest, most prominent building of [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Case, Steven. Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis (Cabarrus County). His father Ralph, a competitive and innovative driver on the NASCAR Modified, Sportsman and Grand National circuits, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Porter, Matthew C. The English language in North Carolina has been growing and evolving since 1584, when the first English explorers to visit North America came to the Outer Banks, making it the first place in the New [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Faulkner, Ronnie W., Albright, Alex. Filmmaking by Alex Albright, 2006 Additional research provided by Ronnie W. Faulkner and Wiley J. Williams. See also: North Carolina Film Board; Town Documentaries. Studio movie [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Templeton, Lee Plummer. In 1941 the North Carolina General Assembly designated the flower of the dogwood tree (Cornaceae) as the official state flower. In actuality, three species of dogwoods exist in North Carolina. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Glass, Brent D. Fontana Dam, the largest dam of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) system, is located on the Little Tennessee River in Graham County. Completed in 1945, it is a gravity-type concrete structure 480 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sumner, Jim L. Football is an exceptionally popular sport in North Carolina at the high school, college, and professional level. The first colleges to field football teams in the state were Trinity College (later [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Parker, Roy, Jr. Fort Bragg by Roy Parker Jr., 2006 See also: Pope Air Force Base; Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Fort Bragg, a 300-square-mile military [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips. Furniture Industry by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006 Additional research by Michael H. Lewis Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; Part iv: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson, Bland, Butler, Lindley S., Inscoe, John C., Compton, Stephen C. Geography by Lindley S. Butler and Bland Simpson, 2006 Additional research provided by Stephen C. Compton and John C. Inscoe. See also: Our State Geography in a Snap: The Coastal Plain [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sumner, Jim L. North Carolina's mild climate and varied landscape have helped make golf an extremely popular and profitable sport in North Carolina. Early forms of golf were played in colonial North Carolina, but [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. Billy Graham is a noted Evangelical pastor, speaker, and evangelist. He has been dubbed ‘America’s Pastor,’ and has remained an influential voice in international Christianity and politics. He has [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Weaver, Robert D. Grandfather Mountain is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Carolina and is an invaluable part of the state's natural heritage. The mountain is located in a corner of Avery County [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Graveyard of the Atlantic by David Stick, 2006 See also: Huron, USS; Mirlo Rescue; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson, Bland. Great Dismal Swamp by Bland Simpson, 2006; Additional research and revision by Jared Dease and Alyssa Putt, February 2022 See also: Dismal Swamp Canal; Great Dismal Swamp for K-8 [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Huaman, Jaime. Greensboro Four: David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan), Joe McNeil Civil Rights Sit-Ins at Woolworth by Jaime Huaman, Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Case, Steven. Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County. It was established by statute in 1771 (incorporated 1774) as Martinsborough, named in honor of Josiah Martin, the last Royal Governor of the colony. The [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Cusic, Don. Andy Griffith by Don Cusic, Professor of Music, Belmont University, 2010 Reprinted with permission from the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame, 2010. Updated by the Government & Heritage [...] (from North Carolina Music Hall of Fame.)

by Williams, Wiley J. In 1872 Pleasant Henderson Hanes organized P. H. Hanes Tobacco Company in partnership with a younger brother, John Wesley, and a Davie County friend, Maj. Thomas Jethro Brown. When the business [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Farnham, Thomas J. Hardee's restaurants began in Greenville in September 1960, when Wilber Hardee opened a restaurant featuring a limited menu, fast service, and low prices. Hardee had recently visited the McDonald's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Ireland, Robert E., Southern, David, Hegyi, Laura, Compton, Stephen C. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: North Carolina's Highway System Takes Shape; Part iii: The Establishment of Federal Highways and the Interstate System; Part iv: North Carolina's Scenic [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Colomb, Nayda Swonger. Iced tea, lovingly nicknamed the "Table Wine of the South," is the quintessential southern beverage, enjoyed by North Carolinians and other southerners year-round and served in virtually every [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Angley, Wilson. The Intracoastal waterway, a federally protected and maintained shipping route, extends along the Atlantic seaboard from the St. John's River near Jacksonville, Fla., to Norfolk, Va., and the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Andrew Jackson by State Library of North Carolina, edited by Steven Case, 2009; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845. Without union our [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Haskins, Ralph W. Johnson, Andrew by Ralph W. Haskins, 1988; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 29 Dec. 1808–31 July 1875 See also:  Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson, seventeenth [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. The Kennedy Rocker, formerly called the Carolina Rocker, originated from the P & P Chair Company in Asheboro, North Carolina. P & P, founded in 1926 by World War I buddies W.C. Page and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation was founded in Winston-Salem in 1937 by Vernon Rudolph. A few years earlier Rudolph’s uncle, a Paducah, Ky., storeowner, had purchased a secret yeast-raised doughnut [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Charles Bishop Kuralt, award-winning newspaper, radio, and television journalist and best-selling author, was born 10 September 1934 in Wilmington, N.C., the first child of Wallace Hamilton Kuralt, [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Hill, Michael. Lake Mattamuskeet—so named by Algonquian Indians—is North Carolina’s largest natural lake. The ancient body of water has not escaped man’s intervention. Originally, Mattamuskeet was a shallow, [...] (from Research Branch, NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Coffin, Alex. Lance, Inc., a major producer of packaged crackers, potato chips, cookies, nuts, and other snacks, started in 1913 when Philip L. Lance, a Charlotte coffee salesman, purchased 500 pounds of Virginia [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Vance, Renné. The Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1,243-foot curved bridge that carries the Blue Ridge Parkway around one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of Grandfather Mountain in Avery County. The viaduct [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. Live Oaks Guercus Virginiana by Amy Kemp, 2017; Kelly Agan, 2018. Government and Heritage Library The Live Oak, or Guercus Virginiana, is a hardy tree growing in coastal plains from [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Arnett, Ethel Stephens. Madison, Dolley Payne Todd by Ethel Stephens Arnett, 1991 20 May 1768–12 July [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. On April 4, 1973, the historic Mast General Store in Watauga County was added to the rolls of the National Register of Historic Places. After a century as a social and economic landmark in the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Simpson, Bland, Yancey, Noel, Hewitt, Kimberly. Moonshine by Bland Simpson, 2006 Additional research provided by Kimberly Hewitt and Noel Yancey. See also: Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission; Brown Bagging; Beer and Breweries; Beer; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. One of the most famed historic Moravian culinary treats is the spice cookie. The cookie is extremely thin, usually around one millimeter in height, and is traditionally circular and about two inches [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Holland, Ron. Mount Mitchell by Ron Holland, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. In the early 1920’s, Lebanese immigrant Shirkrey Baddour bought cucumbers from local farmers during a cucumber surplus. He intended to brine them and sell them to other pickle firms, but could not [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Agan, Kelly. NCpedia Educational & Fun Activities   [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Kemp, Amy. Neese’s Country Sausage is a pork product company based out of Greensboro, North Carolina. The Neese family has been making homemade sausage since the 1800’s, though until the twentieth century it [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Maupin, Armistead J. The North Carolina Museum of Art was established in Raleigh in 1947 when the General Assembly appropriated $1 million for the purchase of Old Master paintings. By that action, North Carolina became [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. The North Carolina Transportation Museum at Spencer is a North Carolina State Historic Site occupying the buildings of the Southern Railway's central repair facility, begun in 1896. Approximately [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. The North Carolina Zoological Park, located in Asheboro, was the first American zoo originally designed to display its animals in situations as close to their natural habitats as possible. Zoos were [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stinson, Craig M. When commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 9 Apr. 1941, the USS North Carolina was considered the "greatest sea weapon in the world." Built at a cost of $70 million, the new [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hallman, Speed. Our State magazine's name and subtitle, Down Home in North Carolina, capture its mission of describing the state's people, places, history, and folklore. Newspaperman and radio broadcaster Carl [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Carter, Kathy. Outer Banks by Kathy Carter, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 Additional research provided by Wiley J. Williams. See also: Resorts- Part 1: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Dough, Wynne. Pepsi-Cola, advertised as the "Taste Born in the Carolinas," is one of many carbonated soft drinks invented in the South between the Civil War and World War I, when the temperance movement, poverty, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven. Lee's son Richard Petty and his grandson Kyle Petty have taken the family vocation to new heights. Richard Petty's career included 200 NASCAR Winston Cup wins and he was nine times named the Most [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Otterbourg, Ken. Pilot Mountain, located in southeastern Surry County, is one of North Carolina's most recognizable geologic features. Rising more than 1,400 feet above the surrounding landscape, it consists of Big [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Pine trees were virtually the trademark of North Carolina and the Southeast in the colonial period and remain a significant feature and symbol of the state. One or more species, including the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Copeland, J. Isaac. Polk, James Knox by J. Isaac Copeland, 1994; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 2 Nov. 1795–15 June 1849 James Knox Polk, eleventh president of the United States [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven, Kemp, Amy. The appointment of state dance has been in contention in the North Carolina legislature since 1987, when Rep. David Redwine of Brunswick county submitted a bill to name Shagging the state dance, even [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by . State Birthplace of North Carolina Traditional Pottery: Seagrove Area by Amy Kemp, 2017. NC Government & Heritage Library. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by McGee, Barry. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company began as Reynolds Industries, a small tobacco company in what is now Winston-Salem. Twenty-four-year-old Richard Joshua Reynolds moved from Virginia to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Research Triangle Park, the largest planned research center in the United States, was created in 1959 through the efforts of Governor Luther Hodges and hundreds of scientists, politicians, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R., Lewis, Johanna Miller. Salem by Johanna Miller Lewis, 2006 Additional research provided by Alexander R. Stoesen. See also: Moravians; German Settlers Salem was officially established in 1772 as the main town [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Childs, T. Mike. He was born in the Flint Hill community near Shelby, N.C. on January 6, 1924. His father, mother, and four brothers all played musical instruments. By his early teens he was playing local dances. He [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Simpson, Bland. Scuppernong Grape by Bland Simpson, 2006 See also: Fruit, Scuppernong grape (Government & Heritage Library); Fox Grape Scuppernong grape, named the state fruit of North Carolina in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Sea Turtles See also: Terrapins By North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [...] (from North Carolina Wildlife, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.)

by Kemp, Amy. Dean Edwards Smith was the head Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1961 until 1997. At the time of his retirement, he had more wins than any basketball [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Kemp, Amy. A sound is a long, wide body of water that connects two other bodies of water. They are typically protected from wind and waves by an island or reef, creating sheltered wetlands. North Carolina [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Weaver, Ardath Goldstein. State Art Medium of North Carolina: Clay by Ardath Goldstein Weaver Research Director, North Carolina Arts Council, 2013. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main [...] (from North Carolina Arts Council.)

by McLaurin, Melton. State Fair by Melton McLaurin, 2006 The North Carolina State Fair, created in 1853 by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society, was designed as the society's principal agency for the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Horton, Emily S. James Taylor 1948- by Emily Horton NC Government & Heritage Library, 2012. Singer-songwriter James Taylor was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1948 to Gertrude and Isaac Taylor. [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Weaver, Ardath Goldstein. Texas Pete Hot Sauce, TW Garner Company, Winston-Salem  by Ardath Weaver, North Carolina Arts Council, 2016 Republished with permission from This Day in North Carolina History, North [...] (from North Carolina Arts Council.)

by Kemp, Amy. State Theatre of North Carolina: Flat Rock Playhouse by Amy Kemp, 2017 Government and Herigate Library See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Kemp, Amy. Bob Timberlake is a renowned painter and furniture designer. He famously has had no formal art education, but is noted for his intricate attention to color and detail in his paintings as well as his [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Minsley, Brad. Tweetsie Railroad, the central attraction of a "Wild West" theme park of the same name in Watauga County, dates back to 1866, when the Tennessee legislature granted the East Tennessee & Western [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Patteson, Angelyn H. Uwharrie National Forest by Angelyn H. Patteson, 2006 Uwharrie National Forest, headquartered at Troy, is one of America's smallest national forests, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. State Vegetable of North Carolina: Sweet [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Boyd, Sandra O. Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony: Fact and Legend by Sandra Boyd Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Spring 2000. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Surratt, Jerry L. Wachovia was the name used to designate a large tract of land in the northern Piedmont of North Carolina purchased by the Moravians, or the Unity of Brethren, from John Lord Carteret, Earl Granville, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hoffman, Joseph Paul. The 75-mile-wide chain of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina contain some of the most spectacular waterfalls and cascades to be found anywhere in the continental United States. The Blue Ridge [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freed, Mark. Doc Watson by Mark Freed Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Fall 2009. Updated by Government & Heritage Library staff, 2012. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Kemp, Amy. According to local legend, Brevard’s famed white squirrel population can trace their lineage back to a single pair of white squirrels that arrived in the town when a carnival animal truck overturned [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Dough, Wynne. Celebrated "wild ponies," actually stunted feral horses, ran loose over much of the Outer Banks until the late 1930s, when the General Assembly abolished free range north of Hatteras Inlet. Five [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Glynn, Elizabeth Scheld. North Carolina is home to the nation's first cultivated wine grape, the scuppernong, which is a variety of the muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) and grows in abundance from the coast to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville in 1900. In public schools and later in a private academy, he observed carefully the life around him. He stored away in his mind the ten thousand  impressions [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Kirk, Stephen. Wilbur Wright was born in Indiana in 1867. Orville Wright was born in Dayton, Ohio, four years later. During their boyhood in Dayton, they published and printed a small newspaper. As adults, they [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)