North Carolina is filled with history. Sometimes, that history goes a bit uncovered or is obscure to even the most knowledgeable natives. Did you know these fifteen random, interesting, and fun facts about North Carolina?
- Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7th 1914.
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- The Venus Fly Trap, is only found in two American states, NC and SC, but is native to Hampstead, NC.
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- Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse to ever be moved due to erosion.
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- North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. There has even been a petition to make the sweet potato the official state vegetable.
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- Whitewater Falls, located in Transylvania County, is the highest waterfall in the eastern region of the country.
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- At 6,684 ft. Mt. Mitchell is the highest peak east of the Mississippi.
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7.“Cherry Point,” in Havelock is the largest air base in the marine corps.
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- At 480 ft. high, Fontana Dam is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States.
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- The first mini-golf, or Putt Putt course, was built in Fayetteville.
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- UNC Chapel Hill is the oldest state university in the United States.
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- Many people believe North Carolina was the original revolutionary. That with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775, we were the first state to declare independence from England.
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- Grandfather Mountain, is the only private park in the world designated by the U.N as an International Biosphere Reserve.
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- North Carolina was the first state to establish a state museum of art and a state symphony.
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- North Carolina leads the nation in furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile production.
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- Virginia Dare was the first English child born on American soil.
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Which of these fun facts about North Carolina surprised you the most?
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