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State Capital
Raleigh
State Flag
Established 1885
State Seal
Established 1871/1983
State Motto
Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem") (1893)
State Song
"The Old North State" (1927)
State Colors
Red and Blue (1945)
State Bird
Northern Cardinal (1943)
State Mammal
Eastern Gray Squirrel (1969)
State Insect
Western Honey Bee (1973)
State Butterfly
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2012)
State Reptile
Eastern Box Turtle (1979)
State Fossil
Megalodon Shark Teeth (2013)
State Flower
Flowering Dogwood (1941)
State Tree
Pine (Genus Pinus) (1963)
State Wildflower
Carolina Lily (2003)
State Mineral
Gold (2011)
State Rock
Granite (1979)
State Fruit
Scuppernong Grape (2001)
State Vegetable
Sweet Potato (1995)
State Beverage
Milk (1987)
State Folk Dance
Clogging (2005)
State Sport
Stock Car Racing (2011)
State Tartan
Carolina Tartan (1991)
State Shell
Scotch Bonnet (1965)
State Dog
Plott Hound (1989)
State Horse
Colonial Spanish Mustang (2010)
State Freshwater Fish
Southern Appalachian Brook Trout (2005)
State Saltwater Fish
Channel Bass / Red Drum (1971)
State Nicknames
"The Old North State," "The Tar Heel State"
State Quarter Design
Wright Brothers' Flight (1999)
State Marsupial
Virginia Opossum (2013)
State Amphibian/Frog
Pine Barrens Tree Frog (2013)
State Salamander
Marbled Salamander (2013)
State Carnivorous Plant
Venus Flytrap (2005)
State Christmas Tree
Fraser Fir (2005)
State Red Berry
Strawberry (2001)
State Blue Berry
Blueberry (2001)
State Precious Stone
Emerald (1973)
State Art Medium
Clay (2013)
State Pottery Birthplace
Seagrove Area (2005)
State Popular Dance
Shag (2005)
State Historical Boat
Shad Boat (1987)
State Language
English (1987)
State Folk Art
Whirligigs by Vollis Simpson (2013)
State Theatre
Flat Rock Playhouse (1961)
State Toast
"The Tar Heel Toast" (1957)