A SERIES ON THE 50 UNITED STATES

North Carolina

Travel the USA

Patricia Hamlett
The Shortform
Published in
2 min readApr 21, 2023

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Map of USA

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina became a state on November 21, 1789

Capital: Raleigh

Map of North Carolina

Bordering States: Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Population: 10,439,388

North Carolina is known for:

First In Flight

Photo by Oberholster Venita — Pixabay

The Wright Brothers completed the first successful flight of a mechanically propelled airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903.

Biltmore Estate

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The Biltmore Estate is the largest private residence in the United States. The 8,000 -acre Estate is in Asheville, NC.

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Patricia Hamlett
The Shortform

Formerly retired schoolteacher. I enjoy international travel. I taught school in Cairo, Egypt, for three years, and my goal is to publish a motivational book.