| Date Admitted: | 1789
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| State Capitol: | Raleigh |
| Admission to U.S.: | Twelfth State |
| Flag Adopted: | 1885 |
| State Motto: | "To Be Rather Than Seem" |
| Nickname: | The Tarheel State |
| State Song: | "The Old North State" |
| State Flower: | Dogwood |
| State Tree: | Southern Pine |
| State Bird: | Cardinal |
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