The Carolina

NORTH CAROLINA
▪ State motto: Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem") (1893)
▪ State song: "The Old North State" (1927)
▪ State flower: Dogwood (1941)
▪ State bird: Cardinal (1943)▪ State colors: the red and blue of the N.C. and U.S. flags (1945)
▪ State toast: "The Tar Heel Toast" (1957)
▪ State tree: Longleaf Pine (1963)
▪ State shell: Scotch bonnet (1965)
▪ Statemammal: Eastern Gray Squirrel (1969)
▪ State salt water fish: Red Drum (also known as the Channel bass) (1971)
▪ State insect: European honey bee (1973)
▪ State gemstone: Emerald (1973)
▪ Statereptile: Eastern Box Turtle (1979)
▪ State rock: Granite (1979)
▪ State beverage: Milk (1987)
▪ State historical boat: Shad boat (1987)
▪ State language: English (1987)
▪ State dog: PlottHound (1989)
▪ State military academy: Oak Ridge Military Academy (1991)
▪ State tartan: Carolina tartan (1991)[62]
▪ State vegetable: Sweet potato (1995)
▪ State red berry: Strawberry (2001)
▪State blue berry: Blueberry (2001)
▪ State fruit: Scuppernong grape (2001)
▪ State wildflower: Carolina Lily (2003)
▪ State Christmas tree: Fraser Fir (2005)
▪ State carnivorous plant: VenusFlytrap (2005)
▪ State folk dance: Clogging (2005)
▪ State popular dance: Carolina shag (2005)
▪ State birthplace of traditional pottery: the Seagrove area (2005)
▪ State sport: NASCAR (2011)[63]outh Carolina was the 8th state in the USA; it became a state on May 23, 1788.
State Abbreviation - SC
State Capital - Columbia
Largest City - Columbia
Area - 32,007 square miles [South Carolinais the 40th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,012,012 (as of 2000) [South Carolina is the 26th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - South Carolinians
Major Industries -farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism 

Presidential Birthplace - Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaw on...