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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