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On or around January 14th or 15th one of the homes in the neighborhood was broken into.(2304 Harwood Hills) It appeared to be... more
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North Carolina Profile
The first European settlement in North Carolina is the famous Lost Colony of Roanoke Island that vanished sometime after 1587. North Carolina is the northern portion of the original 1629 land grant made by England's King Charles I, which was named in his honor (Carolus is Latin for Charles). North Carolina joined the Union in 1789 and is the 12th of the original 13 states. Today, North Carolina is a growing research center and banking state. The capital of the "Tar Heel State" is Raleigh, and the dogwood blossom is the state flower. ...Read more here: North Carolina - The Tar Heel State
- Capital City:
- Raleigh
- Nickname:
- Tar Heel State
- Motto:
- Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem)
- Statehood:
- November 21, 1789 (12th)
- Origin of State's Name:
- Taken from "Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I.
- Largest Cities:
- Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Durham
- Border States:
- Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- Land Area:
- 48,718 sq. mi., 29th largest
- State Bird:
- Cardinal
- State Flower:
- American Dogwood (cornus florida)
- State Tree:
- Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris)
- State Song:
- The Old North State
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Real Estate & Home Values in North Carolina
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- Charlotte, NC
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Largest Cities in North Carolina
- Burlington
- Cary
- Cary
- Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill
- Charlotte
- Concord
- Cross Creek
- Durham
- Durham
- Fayetteville
- Gastonia
- Gastonia
- Gilmer
- Goldsboro
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Greenville
- Hendersonville
- Hickory
- Hickory
- High Point
- High Point
- House Creek
- Jacksonville
- Jacksonville
- Kannapolis
- Monroe
- Morehead
- Neuse
- Raleigh
- Raleigh
- Rockfish
- Rocky Mount
- Seventy-First
- South Point
- St. Marys
- St. Matthews
- Swift Creek
- Thomasville
- Triangle
- White Oak
- Wilmington
- Wilmington
- Wilson
- Wilson
- Winston
- Winston-Salem
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North Carolina Schools
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Elementary Schools
- Williams Township Elementary
- (910) 653-3791
- 10400 James B White Hwy
- Whiteville, NC 28472
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary
- (910) 350-2031
- 2025 Independence Blvd
- Wilmington, NC 28403
Middle Schools
- Orrum Middle
- (910) 628-8408
- 1684 South Creek Road
- Orrum, NC 28369
- Ayden Middle
- (252) 746-3672
- 1207 W Third St
- Ayden, NC 28513
High Schools
- North Mecklenburg High
- (980) 343-3840
- 11201 Old Statesvile Rd
- Huntersville, NC 28078
- Smoky Mountain High
- (828) 586-2177
- 100 Smoky Mountain Drive
- Sylva, NC 28779
Sex Offender Information for North Carolina
For most citizens, the easiest method to obtain accurate and timely sex offender information for their local area is to visit their state sex offender registry website. States are required to provide this information for free. You do not need to pay for this information.
In North Carolina, the registered sex offenders can be found at http://ncfindoffender.com/disclaimer.aspx. Please be sure to read all the disclaimers provided by the state.
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