Flag History
The first date on this flag is supposedly that of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, which was named after Mecklenburg County, where citizens supposedly met to declare the county's independence from Great Britain. The lower date commemorates the adoption of the Halifax Resolves, which called for the people of North Carolina to declare independence.
Flag Adopted: 1885
State Nickname: The Tar Hell State or The Old North State
State Motto: To be rather than to seem
Area: 52,669 square miles
Approximate Population: 6 million
Capital: Raleigh
Largest City: Charlotte
Major Products: tobacco, corn, soybeans, textiles, furniture, mica, minerals, timber
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Pine
State Flower: Dogwood
State Animal: Gray Squirrel
