September 28 - National North Carolina Day

Happy National North Carolina Day! Today we observe the 12th state to join the union back on November 21, 1789. 

 
This state in the southeastern region of the United States. North Carolina is the twenty-eighth largest and ninth-most populous of the fifty United States. 

It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and South Carolina to the south, and Tennessee to the west. 

 
North Carolina was the first state to vote for independence from the British at the first Continental Congress.  

Before the American Civil War, North Carolina resisted secession from the Union. As a whole, the state was vehemently against dividing the nation even after other states had signed agreements to secede. 

Eventually, public opinion changed and the state was swayed to join the Confederacy. 

The state is filled with beauty from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Cape Fear and up to Kitty Hawk. Along with the beauty, you will find mystery buried in history and nature.  

Explore the sites of the first powered flight, the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists and with them the first English child born in the New World. 

North Carolina is also home to the 82nd Airborne, blue fireflies, and the lavish Biltmore Estate. Studios find the state ideal for filming on location, so don’t be surprised if you recognize places from television shows or films you have seen.   

 
And don’t forget, both the Carolinas are home to NASCAR®. 

 
HOW TO OBSERVE 

 
Join National Day Calendar® as tray celebrate North Carolina’s mysteries and history. Explore all the epic vistas and ocean views. There is an adventure in every corner!  

 
Use #NorthCarolinaDay to share on social media. 

 

"No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices." ~Edward R. Murrow 

For a complete list of North Carolina State and National Parks visit www.ncparks.gov and www.nps.gov.  Check out a few of the featured sites around the state below.

  

https://www.ncparks.gov 

 
https://www.nps.gov/state/nc/index.htm 

 
NATURE and HISTORY 

Hanging Rock State Park – Danbury 
Raven Rock State Park – Lillington 
Merchants Millpond State Park – Gatesville 
Fort Macon State Park – Atlantic Beach 
Dismal Swamp State Park – South Mills 
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Resource – Hillsborough 
Cape Hatteras National Seashore – Greensboro – Nags Head 
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park – Greensboro 
Moores Creek National Battlefield – Currie 
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area – Asheville 
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Bryson City 

HISTORY and ART 

North Carolina Museum of History – Raleigh 
City of Raleigh Museum – Raleigh 
Airborne & Special Operations Museum – Fayetteville 
82 Airborn Division War Memorial Museum – Ft. Bragg 
Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center – Old Fort 
The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art – Winston-Salem 
Levine Museum of the New South – Charlotte 
Carolinas Aviation Museum – Charlotte 
Wright Brothers National Museum – Kill Devil Hills 
Folk Art Center – Asheville 
Cape Fear Museum – Wilmington 
Museum of the Cherokee Indian – Cherokee 
Greensboro Historical Museum – Greensboro 

Hidden Treasures 

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky – Raleigh 

Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park and Museum – Wilson 

Blue Ghost Fireflies – Asheville 

Judaculla Rock – Jackson County 

Mayberry RFD – Mount Airy 

We also observe these famous figures born in North Carolina of whom are still recognized today for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Virginia Dare, James K. Polk, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Andrew Johnson, Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Thomas Wolfe, Edward R. Murrow, Andy Griffith, Richard Petty, Art Bell and "Sugar" Ray Leonard. 

Visit the link below to see those of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above. 

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Carolina 

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