North Carolina State Government
North and South Carolina are named after a monarch, King Charles II, as Carolus is the proper Latin version of Charles.
Capital: Raleigh
Largest Cities: Asheville, Cape Hatteras, Cary, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, High Point, Jacksonville, Kitty Hawk, Roanoke Rapids, Wilmington, Winston-Salem
Present Constitution Drafted: 1971
Entered Union: November 21, 1789 (12)
Motto: “To Be Rather Than to Seem”
State Flower: Dogwood
State Tree: Pine
State Bird: Cardinal
