By Brittney Barfield Raleigh Raleigh is the state

By: Brittney Barfield

Raleigh • Raleigh is the state capital of North Carolina which is only about an hour away from Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Charlotte • Charlotte is a major city in North Carolina and a four hour drive from Goldsboro.

State facts • The state bird is a cardinal. • State animal is a squirrel. • A major city in North Carolina is Charlotte. • The state dog is a Plott Hound. • The state flower is a Dogwood. • The state tree is a longleaf pine • The state capital is Raleigh • N. C became a state in 1789.

Andrew Jackson • Andrew Jackson was the seventh president in the United States. He was born in Raleigh in 1808. Although he was a southerner he did not support there beliefs in slavery.

James Knox Polk • He was born in Pineville in 1795. He graduated in university were he ranked top in his class. After he had his career and became the eleventh President.

Andrew Johnson • Although I do not know much about Andrew Johnson I know that he was the seventeenth president plus a famous Cherokee Indian chief named Jaunaluskain served as a warrior under him.

Michael Jordan • Michael Jordan like most people know was a NBA champion for the Chicago Bulls even though he plays basket ball he still calls himself an old country boy.

State location • North Carolina is in the southeast region. North Carolina location is 34 degrees north and 80 degrees west.

What is the state nick name? • The state nick name is “The Tar Heel State”. The way that this state got it’s name is because the British were crossing a lake called the “Tar lake” and when they got out they had tar on the bottom of there shoes! • State seal

Current Event • The current event in North Carolina is about a company that crashed down and it was felt a very far way away. Many people survived but at least three people died.

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