State Profile for North Carolina

Added to Union: November 21, 1789 (12th State)	State Official Bird: Cardinal
Capital: Raleigh	State Official Flower: Flowering Dogwood
State Website: http://www.ncgov.com/	State Official Tree: Pine

Historical Figures from North Carolina

• Andrew Johnson
  
• William King
  
• Alfred Moore
  
• James Polk
  

Historical Sites in North Carolina

• Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh
  

There is one site in North Carolina

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Zachary Taylor was a military hero in the Mexican-American war before becoming the 12th President.

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