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The Land and Its People | State Capitol | State Legislative Building | State Flag | State Song
Great Seal & Motto | State Name & Nicknames | State Emblems | Tar Heel Toast | Extant Lighthouses
N.C. History in a Nutshell | Important Dates in North Carolina History | Governors | Population | Largest Cities | Counties
University of North Carolina System & Team Names | Sports | Famous North Carolinians | Need More Information?

U.S. Presidents:  

Andrew Jackson (7th)
James K. Polk (11th)
Andrew Johnson (17th)

Religion:              

Billy Graham

Literature:           

Doris Betts
O. Henry
Guy Owen
Reynolds Price
Betty Smith
Thomas Wolfe

Media:                 

David Brinkley
Charles Kuralt
Edward R. Murrow
Tom Wicker
Edwin Yoder

Pulitzer Prize Winners:              

Paul Green
Hatcher Hughes
Vermont Royster
Carl Sandburg

Astronauts:          

Bill McArthur
Michael J. Smith
William Thornton

Educators:           

Charlotte Hawkins Brown
William C. Friday
N. C. Newbold
Charles D. McIver
W. L. Moore (Waccamaw-Siouan)
Archibald D. Murphey
Sequoyah (Cherokee)
Oscar R. Sampson (Lumbee)
Calvin H. Wiley

Football:              

Roman Gabriel
Sonny Jurgenson
Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice

Basketball:          

Phil Ford
Antawn Jamison
Bobby Jones
Michael Jordan
George “Meadowlark” Lemon
Jerry Stackhouse
David Thompson
Dominique Wilkins
James Worthy

Baseball:             

Jim “Catfish” Hunter
Walter “Buck” Leonard
Gaylord Perry
Jim Perry
Enos “Country” Slaughter
Hoyt Wilhelm

Stock Car Racing:

Buck Baker
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Jarrett
Ned Jarrett
Junior Johnson
Lee Petty
Richard Petty
Herb Thomas

Entertainers:       

John Coltrane
Roberta Flack
Eileen Fulton
Ava Gardner
Andy Griffith
Jackie “Moms” Mabley
Ronnie Milsap
Randolph Scott
Earl Scruggs
James Taylor
Randy Travis
Arthel “Doc” Watson

Inventors/Scientists:            

Caleb Bradham
Gertrude Elion
Richard J. Gatling
George H. Hitchings

Try your local library. Our public libraries are a great source of information on many, many topics. Your school librarian is also a good source.
Also consult the World Wide Web:

http://www.ncgov.com
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us
http://ncmuseumofhistory.org
http://www.nchistoricsites.org