Things Unique About North Carolina

ksherb

Six Pointer
Contributor
Come visit Town Creek Indian Mound. Very Sacred place, very unique. It's a good ride from your school, but less than half the drive to the coast. Gives a sense of just how long people have been doing what it takes to survive and thrive in our State.
 

NCdoe

Ten Pointer
Cherokee Indians. If you are at Western Carolina you are not very far from the reservation.
 

skimmer

Six Pointer
The villages that were on Shackleford banks and portsmouth island are very interesting and have alot of history. Portsmouth would probably be easier to write about. It still has most of the old buildings that were part of it.
 

Justin

Old Mossy Horns
Tallest trees east of the pacific coast, in the US. Largest diversity of trees in the US. Smokys are one of the most ecologically diverse ecosystems in the Western Hemisphere, other than the Amazon.
 

Markfromflorida

Eight Pointer
Yellow mountain in western Carolina...has an old fire tower on it, and was later used to re-introduce Hawks. The forestry service, along with volunteers (including my grandpa) rebuilt the fire tower on the top.
 

Zombie

Old Mossy Horns
We also have the largest open face granite quarry in the world in Mt. Airy. Always thought that was pretty cool.

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Rescue44

Old Mossy Horns
Mayberry. ☺ Met someone from Arizona. Was asked if there really was a town called Mayberry. Lol.
 

alt1001

Old Mossy Horns
Here's a few that may have fallen into obscurity over the years:

Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Fayetteville.

Babe Ruth was also reported to have died in Asheville in what was known as the 'Bellyache heard round the world.'

Many people think NC was the first to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.

The nation's smallest daily run newspaper is the Tryon Daily Bulletin.
 

dpc

Old Mossy Horns
Contributor
Here's a few that may have fallen into obscurity over the years:

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Babe Ruth was also reported to have died in Asheville in what was known as the 'Bellyache heard round the world.'

Pretty sure F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife did as well, (Zelda). They both lived here for a time.
 

2boyz

Twelve Pointer
Contributor
Google NC carnivorous plants. Also Green Swamp carnivorous plants. (fly trap has been mentioned).

Inshore shrimping and gill netting...100% unique to NC.

Oldest known tree east of the Rocky Mtns. Cypress tree on the Black River.

First ENGLISH settlement in the New World (US)

Follow up to Bux: An NC Senator proposed fencing in a city. Senator was Helms. City was Chapel Hill, NC.
 

2boyz

Twelve Pointer
Contributor
Wright Brothers. First powered airplane flight.

Only state that a person could see the moon at the time of the first moon landing and physically stand at the point of the first flight.

Tallest natural sand dune system in the eastern US. Jockey's Ridge State Park.
 

DRS

Old Mossy Horns
Most people don't know NC was the #1 gold producer until 1849, The California Gold Rush.
 

NCST8GUY

Frozen H20 Guy
All due respect, it's hard for me to believe anyone can hit a "brick wall" outdoor related regarding the state of NC.

If you hit a brick wall and came here, you are way behind. imho.

ALso, imho, I would check out gold panners with their feets in the creeks, and their rights.
 

sandhills hunter

Ten Pointer
NC's sound system and Outer Banks are unique to the world. The Carolina Bays of eastern NC especially southern NC are pretty unique also.
 

ncscrubmaster

Twelve Pointer
Contributor
Lot of good ideas here. I think it's smart to come here to get ideas. Who better to ask than a bunch of outdoorsman.
 

aya28ga

Old Mossy Horns
Contributor
- Virginia Dare and the Lost Colony.
- Tryon Palace in New Bern.
- Ralston Arboretum in Raleigh.
- Fort Bragg (largest US military base).
- Carolina-style BBQ.
 

nchawkeye

Old Mossy Horns
The Lost Colony...Wright Brothers, as mentioned Daniel Boone moved here when he was 18 with his parents, John Lawson's visit in the early 1700s, excellent book to read...Look at all the vineyards in your area, the ACC, NASCAR, the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, one of the turning points in the American Revolution...Plenty of stuff to talk about...
 

NCST8GUY

Frozen H20 Guy
Well, guess the rest of us know where we stand on St8's intelligence list!!!

Not at all.

I just think NC may be the most unique place in the lower 48. Historically, topographically, culturally, etc.

And obviously theres a LOT out there, as I have learned a lot just from this thread.
 

23mako

Ten Pointer
Northern range of the Palmetto tree, Eastern Diamondback, and American Alligator.

The climate on the top of Mt. Mitchell is similar to that of Maine.

The excerpt below is from the TV show Exploring North Carolina that comes on UNC-TV. I believe you can watch the episodes here: http://naturalsciences.org/learn/learning-resources/exploring-nc

Episode 202: Natural BoundaryBoundary

The cabbage palms and alligators of Baldhead Island and the spruce-fur forests and red squirrels on North Carolina's highest peaks (43 of which are over 6,000 feet in altitude) have something in common: both of these groups of plants and animals mark ecological boundaries. North Carolina is the northern border for cabbage palms, alligators and red-cockaded woodpeckers, and the southern extension of spruce-fur forests, red squirrels, and numerous birds including the giant tundra swan. The long list of both plants and animals with northern or southern ranges ending in North Carolina makes our state a place of unique ecological diversity.

In this episode, Exploring North Carolina will attempt to answer the question, why does so much natural diversity occur in the Carolinas and Virginia? ENC will look at the many factors affecting our climate, including ocean currents, elevation differences, placement on the globe (as the Earth's axis tilts), and rainfall. This episode will highlight climate variations in the region (ranging from sub-tropical to sub-arctic) and its effect on plant and animals like no other ever offered on television.

ENC will look at many "north/south border" plants and creatures that are either permanent or seasonal residents. We will also examine living things such as the Venus' Fly-trap, which are endemic (found only in this region). With experts from coastal beaches to the highest mountains, ENC viewers will visit with birds, fish, mammals, and insects living on their northern or southern ecological boundary. Many of these "border species," including two salamanders from North Carolina, reach over two feet in length. Viewers will visit plant communities featuring trees, flowers and other plants that will demonstrate that North Carolina is truly eastern America's natural boundary.
Finally, since this region is the North/South border for many living organisms, will North Carolina (and portions of her sister states to the north and south) be the "litmus state" where affects of global warming, or cooling, can be more readily observed? When, global climate changes occur, whether caused by the hand of humans or nature, North Carolina will be an early warning zone. Scientists will most likely see changes in our "border" plant and animal communities before they occur elsewhere
 
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