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North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United ...
The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.
North Carolina has three major Metropolitan Combined Statistical Areas with populations of more than 1 million [7] Charlotte Metro: Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina-South Carolina - population 2,402,623; The Triangle: Raleigh-Durham-Cary-Chapel Hill, North Carolina - population 2,156,253 [8] [circular reference]
North Carolina is a Dillon's rule state, [34] and municipalities are only able to exercise the authority that the General Assembly or state constitution explicitly gives them. [26] All municipalities in North Carolina operate under either mayor-council governments or council-manager government , [ 26 ] with most using the latter. [ 25 ]
The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now comprises the U.S. state of North Carolina. Findings of the earliest discovered human settlements in present day North Carolina, are found at the Hardaway Site , dating back to approximately ...
North Carolina Population Density Map (2010) The Culture of North Carolina is a subculture in the United States.As one of the original Thirteen Colonies, North Carolina culture has been greatly influenced by early settlers of English, Scotch-Irish, Scotch, German, and Swiss descent. [1]
Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...
North Carolina was also a key Confederate state, raising and supplying many regiments of soldiers to the Confederacy. [11] At Gettysburg, one in four Confederate soldiers was from North Carolina, despite the fact that some North Carolinians (especially in the western part of the state) refused to support the Confederacy. [12]