Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
State symbols:
| flower | dogwood (1941) |
| tree | pine (1963) |
| bird | cardinal (1943) |
| mammal | gray squirrel (1969) |
| insect | honeybee (1973) |
| reptile | eastern box turtle (1979) |
| gemstone | emerald (1973) |
| shell | scotch bonnet (1965) |
| historic boat | shad boat (1987) |
| beverage | milk (1987) |
| rock | granite (1979) |
| dog | plott hound (1989) |
| song | “The Old North State” (1927) |
| colors | red and blue (1945) |
| fruit | scuppernong grape (2001) |
Read more: North Carolina: Map, History, Population, Facts, Capitol, Flag, Tree, Geography, Symbols | Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/us-states/north-carolina.html#ixzz3CGvonbBh
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