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The state’s oldest town, Bath (pop. 652), incorporated in 1705, was settled by French Protestants. Early English inhabitants included John Lawson, who, in 1709, authored Carolina’s first history text.

first appeared: 5/6/2001

Henry White wrote the first known poem in North Carolina in 1698. The long, untitled religious poem detailed the “fall of man” and his “restoration by Jesus Christ.”

first appeared: 4/29/2001

In 1775, John Penn, a self-educated lawyer in Vance County, became a delegate from North Carolina appointed to draft and sign the Declaration of Independence.

first appeared: 4/22/2001

Since 1983, Wilmington and its surrounding areas have continued to be some of the most productive filmmaking destinations in the world, having hosted more than 300 features, miniseries, movies of the week, and television series, along with numerous commercials and music videos.

first appeared: 4/15/2001

For 31 years, people in Spivey’s Corner (pop. 49) have been yelling at the top of their lungs for a good cause. The Hollerin’ Contest is held each June to benefit the Spivey’s Corner Volunteer Fire Department.

first appeared: 4/8/2001

The Uwharrie Mountains, about 600 million years old, are among the oldest in the world and thought to be the oldest in North America.

first appeared: 4/1/2001

Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914, when his team, the Baltimore Orioles—a minor league franchise at the time—was playing an intra-squad exhibition game.

first appeared: 3/25/2001

Durham County, formed in 1881 from parts of Orange and Wake counties, was named for the existing city of Durham. The town took its name from Dr. Bartlett Durham, who donated the land on which the railroad station was built.

first appeared: 3/18/2001

North Carolina was among the first states to create a state symphony. Founded in 1943, the North Carolina Symphony performs about 185 concerts yearly.

first appeared: 3/11/2001

Oregon Inlet and Hatteras Inlet both were created during a severe hurricane in 1846.

first appeared: 3/4/2001

John Branch, born in Halifax County (pop. 57,800) in 1782, was elected governor of North Carolina in 1817. He was named governor of Florida in 1844 by President John Tyler.

first appeared: 2/25/2001

North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the nation. The system has 77,400 miles of roads.

first appeared: 2/18/2001

More than 200 waterfalls can be found in the state, including the highest on the East Coast: Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County, measuring 411 feet.

first appeared: 2/11/2001

Pender County (pop. 37,800) has 11 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Burgaw Depot, built in 1856 and the oldest standing depot in the state.

first appeared: 2/4/2001

—The county of Union was formed in 1842 from parts of Anson and Mecklenburg counties. The name was adopted because the county was created from sections of two others.

first appeared: 1/28/2001

King (pop. 4,059), originally a stagecoach stop, was founded in 1888 as a train depot. It is now recognized as one of North Carolina’s fastest growing areas.

first appeared: 1/21/2001

The town of Cornelius (pop. 5,278) was founded in 1893 and named for Joseph Benjamin Cornelius, who supplied money to open the town’s cotton mill.

first appeared: 1/7/2001

The Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Hendersonville (pop. 7,300) is a 248-acre farm kept as it was when the famous poet lived here until his death in 1967.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

Tryon, (pop. 1,796) on the southern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was named for Gov. William Tryon, who held office during the Revolutionary War.

first appeared: 12/24/2000

Just southwest of New Bern (pop. 21,700) is Croatan National Forest, the northernmost alligator habitat. This coastal forest spans 157,724 acres and contains insect-eating plants, including the Venus’s flytrap.

first appeared: 12/17/2000

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