Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | The Tar Heel State, Turpentine State, Old North State, First in Flight | |
Motto | Esse Quam Videri | 1893 |
Song | The Old North State | 1927 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | dogwood (Cornus florida) | 1941 |
Wildflower | Carolina lily (Lilium michauxii) | 2003 |
Tree | pine (Pinus) | 1963 |
Christmas tree | Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) | 2005 |
Fruit | scuppermong (Vitis rotundifolia) | 2001 |
Blue Berry | blueberry (Vaccinium) | 2001 |
Red Berry | strawberry (Fragaria) | 2001 |
Vegetable | sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) | 1995 |
Carnivorous Plant | Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) | 2005 |
Bird | cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 1943 |
Mammal | gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | 1969 |
Marsupial | Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginianus) | 2013 |
Horse | colonial Spanish mustang (Equus caballus) | 2011 |
Dog | Plott Hound (Canis lupus familiaris) | 1989 |
Reptile | eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) | 1979 |
Salamander | marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) | 2013 |
Frog | Pine Barrens tree frog (Hyla andersonii) | 2013 |
Amphibian (former) | bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | 2007 |
Fish | channel bass or red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) | 1971 |
Freshwater Trout | Southern Appalachian brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 2005 |
Butterfly | eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) | 2012 |
Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
1973 |
Shell | Scotch bonnet (Phalium granulatum) | 1965 |
Soil | Cecil (unofficial) |
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Fossil † | Teeth of shark Megalodon | 2013 |
Mineral | gold | 2011 |
Rock | granite | 1979 |
Precious Stone | emerald | 1973 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Colors | red and blue | 1945 |
Boat | shad boat | 1987 |
Sport | stock car racing | 2011 |
Toast | A Toast to North Carolina | 1957 |
Tartan | Carolina Tartan | 1991 |
Beverage | milk |
1987 |
Art Medium | clay | 2013 |
Pottery Birthplace | Seagrove Area | 2005 |
Folk Art | Whirligigs by Vollis Simpson | 2013 |
Folk Dance | clogging | 2005 |
Popular Dance | shag | 2005 |
Theater | Thalian Association | 1975 |
Language | English |
1987 |
Veterans Day Parade | Veterans Day Parade held in the Town of Warsaw | 2016 |
Military Academy | Oak Ridge Military Academy, Oak Ridge | 1991 |
Flag Salute | 2007 |
North Carolina Symbols ˆ
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