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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 North Carolina
Raleigh. This is where the capital buildings and many museums are. This is also where I go to school, at North Carolina State University.
| This city is a major port and is also where many movies and the television show 'Dawson's Creek' is filmed? | North Carolina
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Wilmington . This is my hometown, and is also where the World War Two battleship USS North Carolina is docked. Also, Woodrow Wilson's father was a minister at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Wilmington.
| What was the name of the island that Sir Walter Raleigh established a colony on? | North Carolina State
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Roanoke Island. The colony became known as The Lost Colony. Also where Virginia Dare was born on Aug. 18, 1587.
66. General Cornwallis was driven out of North Carolina after the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in 1781.
1861. North Carolina provided more troops to the Confederacy than any other.
Gen. Joseph Johnston. He surrendered to Gen. William T. Sherman near Durham, NC.
2. Presidents James Polk and Andrew Johnson were the only ones born in North Carolina. Andrew Jackson was born on the border in Waxhaw, South Carolina.
Cape Fear. Both the original and the remake were filmed at Cape Fear, North Carolina.
Mt. Mitchell. Mt. Mitchell has an elevation of 6,684 feet.
t. Bodies from sunken U-boats that washed up on the shore had Wilmington, North Carolina movie ticket stubs in their pockets.
Kitty Hawk. The flight was made by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The plane later became known by the name Kitty Hawk, but at the time it was called the Wright Flyer.
Hollywood East. Movies that have been filmed in Wilmington: 'Black Dog', 'Black Knight', 'Amy and Isabelle', 'Muppets from Space', a John Travolta movie, and many others.
Asheboro. This zoo is rated as one of the best in the country for its natural surroundings.
Robbins. Senator Edwards was born and raised here where he went to high school and church.
Wilmington. People come to this coastal city to see one of its major tourist attractions.
High Point. All of these cities manufacture furniture but only one has the title.
Salisbury. Elizabeth Dole was born and raised here.She is married to former Senator Bob Dole who was a presidential candidate.
| What city is known for its tobacco products and diverse food products and also has a large office and manufacturing plant for cigarettes? | Some North Carolina Geography
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Winston-Salem. This city has the second largest tobacco company in the world and that is R.J.Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Cherokee. This reservation is located in the western North Carolina mountains.
6. Asheville, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Pembroke, Wilmington and Charlotte where my daughter attends.
Fayetteville. It happened on March 7,1914.
Bath. Incorporated in 1705.
New Bern. Invented in 1898 by Caleb D. Bradham in his pharmacy which is now the museum.
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