
North Carolina
Unofficial nickname. Nicknamed for a Civil War battle where North Carolina Confederate troops "stuck out" a battle alone when other troops fled the field. Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Also in Tennessee. The park straddles the ridgeline border between the two states. Founded in 1934, encompasses 814 mi². Historians unsure of whether it was North or South Carolina  The original North Carolina flag bore the date May 20th 1861, the date of secession from the Union. Seen for several hundred years, investigated twice by the United States Geological Society, with no solution Joined union in 1789, quarter released in 2001 Mitchell is the highest point East of the Mississippi River Commissioned April 1941 -- BB-55 (Cardinalis cardinalis)1943 10th among all States and Territories Won their 5th national title. North Carolina 89, Michigan State 72 Flagship campus of the oldest public university in the US Protects an expanse of diverse wetland habitats in northeast coastal NC Forested wetlands in the lower 130 miles of the Roanoke River
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