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The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
The Jupiter (officially known as Central Pacific Railroad #60) was a 4-4-0 steam locomotive owned by the Central Pacific Railroad. It made history when it joined the Union Pacific No. 119 at Promontory Summit , Utah, during the golden spike ceremony commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869.
The Carolina and Northwestern was incorporated by special acts of the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, March 11, 1895, and February 17, 1900, respectively, for the purpose of acquiring the property, rights, and franchises of The Chester and Lenoir Narrow-gauge Railroad Company and extending this railroad to a point on the North ...
North Carolina Mining, Manufacturing and Development Company: ACL/ N&W: 1903 1905 Carolina, Glenanna and Pee Dee Railway and Development Company: North Carolina Ports Railway Commission: NCPR 1979 2002 North Carolina State Ports Authority: North and South Carolina Railroad: SOU: 1899 1940 N/A North and South Carolina Railway: SAL: 1910 1914
The North Carolina Railroad (reporting mark NCRR) is a 317-mile (510 km) state-owned rail corridor extending from Morehead City, North Carolina, to Charlotte. The railroad carries over seventy freight trains operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway and eight passenger trains ( Amtrak 's Carolinian and Piedmont ) daily.
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North Carolina is home to more American Idol winners than any other state: Fantasia Barrino (2004) is from High Point. Scotty McCreery (2011) is from Garner. Caleb Johnson (2014) is from Asheville ...