Welcome to North Carolina! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Tar Heel State, Turpentine State, Old North State, First in Flight | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| 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 | > |
| Mineral | gold | 2011 | > |
| Rock | granite | 1979 | > |
| Precious Stone | emerald | 1973 | > |
| Fossil † | Teeth of shark Megalodon | 2013 | > |
| Soil | Cecil (unofficial)  |
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| 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 | > |
| Folk Dance | clogging | 2005 | > |
| Popular Dance | shag | 2005 | > |
| Art Medium | clay | 2013 | > |
| Pottery Birthplace | Seagrove Area | 2005 | > |
| Folk Art | Whirligigs by Vollis Simpson | 2013 | > |
| 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 | > | |
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