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North Carolina

The Tarheel State
location map (North Carolina)
Adapted from Wikipedia Commons

American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: NC
Origin of Name: The colony of Carolina was originally named in honor of France’s Charles IX and then in honor of England’s Charles I and Charles II.
Adjectives: North Carolinian
Residents Called: North Carolinians, Tar Heels
Nicknames: Tarheel State, Turpentine State, Old North State, First in Flight



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