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North Carolina ( KARR -ə-LY -nə ) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States . Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast . At the 2020 census , the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh is the state's capital and Charlotte is its most populous city . The Charlotte metropolitan area , with an estimated population of 2,805,115 in 2023, is the most populous metropolitan area in North Carolina, the 22nd-most populous in the United States, and the largest banking center in the nation after New York City. The Research Triangle , with an estimated population of 2,368,947 in 2023, is the second-most populous combined metropolitan area in the state, 31st-most populous in the United States, and is home to the largest research park in the United States, Research Triangle Park .
The earliest evidence of human occupation in North Carolina dates back 10,000 years, found at the Hardaway Site . North Carolina was inhabited by Carolina Algonquian , Iroquoian , and Siouan speaking tribes of Native Americans prior to the arrival of Europeans. King Charles II granted eight lord proprietors a colony they named Carolina after the king and which was established in 1670 with the first permanent settlement at Charles Town (Charleston). Because of the difficulty of governing the entire colony from Charles Town, the colony was eventually divided and North Carolina was established as a royal colony in 1729 and was one of the Thirteen Colonies . The Halifax Resolves resolution adopted by North Carolina on April 12, 1776, was the first formal call for independence from Great Britain among the American Colonies during the American Revolution .
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution . In the run-up to the American Civil War , North Carolina declared its secession from the Union on May 20, 1861, becoming the tenth of eleven states to join the Confederate States of America . Following the Civil War, the state was restored to the Union on July 4, 1868. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully piloted the world's first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina's Outer Banks . North Carolina often uses the slogan "First in Flight" on state license plates to commemorate this achievement, alongside a newer alternative design bearing the slogan "First in Freedom" in reference to the Mecklenburg Declaration and Halifax Resolves. (Full article... )
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The effects of Hurricane Isabel in North Carolina were widespread, with the heaviest damage in Dare County . The hurricane made landfall in the Outer Banks of North Carolina on September 18. There, storm surge flooding and strong winds damaged thousands of houses. The storm surge produced a 2,000 feet (610 m) wide inlet on Hatteras Island , isolating Hatteras by road for two months. Several locations along North Carolina Highway 12 were partially washed out or covered with debris. Hurricane Isabel produced hurricane-force wind gusts across eastern North Carolina, knocking down trees and power lines. About 700,000 residents lost power due to the storm, although most outages were restored within a few days. The hurricane killed three people in the state – two due to falling trees, and the other a utility worker attempting to restore electricity. Damage in the state totaled $450 million (2003 USD , $745 million 2024 USD).
The
National Hurricane Center issued a
hurricane watch , and later warning, for the state's coastline in advance of the hurricane's landfall. Local officials issued evacuation orders for
18 counties , along with various flood warnings. In the aftermath of the hurricane, then-President
George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for 26 counties in the state, which allocated federal resources to the state. Utility crews from nearby states helped restore power. The
United States Geological Survey dredged sand to restore the breach on Hatteras Island, with traffic restored about two months after the hurricane. (
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The governor of North Carolina is the head of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces .
There have been 69 governors of North Carolina, with six serving non-consecutive terms, totaling 75 terms. The current governor is Democrat
Roy Cooper , who took office on January 1, 2017. (
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Image 1 Map of North America by
Vesconte Maggiolo after an earlier map made on the Verrazzano expedition of 1524. The narrow isthmus of land separating "Tera Florida" from "Francesca" is the
Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Cape Fear is labeled "C. de la Forest". (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 4 Commercial Airports in North Carolina (from
Transportation in North Carolina )
Image 5 Reconstructed royal governor's mansion,
Tryon Palace , in
New Bern (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 6 Union captures
Fort Fisher , 1865 (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 7 First successful flight of the
Wright Flyer , near
Kitty Hawk , 1903 (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 8 Sir Walter Raleigh , sponsor of the
Roanoke Colony , and namesake of the capital city of North Carolina,
Raleigh (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 9 North Carolina is named after
King Charles I of England . Carolina is taken from the
Latin word for "Charles",
Carolus . (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 11 Artists conception of
Town Creek Indian Mound during the late Town Creek-early Leak phases circa 1350 CE (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 13 Ceremony of
Secotan warriors in North Carolina. Watercolour by English colonist
John White , 1585 (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 14 Bennett Place , historic site of major Confederate surrender in
Durham (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 15 Map of the coast of
Virginia and North Carolina, drawn 1585–86 by
Theodor de Bry , based on map by
John White of the
Roanoke Colony (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 17 A map showing the proposed route of the
de Soto Expedition, based on the 1997
Charles Hudson map (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 18 Map of the roads and railroads of North Carolina, 1854 (from
History of North Carolina )
Image 19 1st Maryland Regiment holding the line at the
Battle of Guilford Courthouse , 1781 (from
History of North Carolina )
... that the suspect in a deadly shooting at the University of North Carolina was a graduate student of the victim?
... that George Willis Pack , a Northerner and Lincoln supporter, financed a monument to Confederate governor Zebulon Vance in Asheville, North Carolina ?
... that in 1749, James Davis became the first printer to set up shop in the colony of North Carolina ?
... that the tower of a defunct TV station turned into a Christmastime landmark in Winston-Salem, North Carolina ?
... that despite its sizable population, Cary is classified as a town?
... that Claudia Watkins , the only "lady judge" in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina , in 1969, thought it was "no big deal"?
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