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North Carolina, with an area of approximately 52,669 square miles or 136,413
square
kilometers, is ranked 28th in the Nation in population. The state is
ranked 10th in the
Nation with an approximate of population 6,657,630 people. This state was settle
in
1650 and admitted to the Union of November 21, 1789. Mount Mitchell is the
states
highest point with an elevation of 6,684 feet and is located in the northwestern
part of
the state near the Tennessee and North Carolina border. The States popular name
is the
Tarheel State. Its State Bird is the Cardinal and the State Flower is the
Flowering Dogwood.
While Raleigh is the State capital its largest city is Charlotte. The major
industrial areas are
located around Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Durham, Gastonia and
Charlotte.
The dominant land uses in agricultural are in the raising of hogs, cattle,
dairy stock and
poultry. Crops raised include apples, tobacco, cotton, corn, wheat, oats,
peanuts, soybeans,
peaches and melons. The State also harvest forest products. The major mineral
occurrences
in the State are Asbestos, Gold, Clay, Copper, Granite, Lithium, Mica, Marble,
Phosphates,
Talc and Tungsten.
Along the coastline this State harvest Sea Trout, Mackerel, Mullet, Menhaden,
Crabs
and Bluefish.
FOR TOURISM INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of Commerce
North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development
430 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27611
or
301 North Wilmington
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: (919) 733-4171 or (800) VISIT-NC or (800) 847-4862
Fax: (919) 733-8582
FOR CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wildlife Resources Commission
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Phone: (919) 733-3391
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES/WETLAND MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS:
| Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | Route # 1, Box 195-B | Creswell, NC 27928 |
| Currituck National Wildlife Refuge | State
Route 615 P. O. Box 39 |
Knotts
Island, NC 27950-0039 |
| Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge | State
Route 615 P. O. Box 39 |
Knotts
Island, NC 27950-0039 |
| Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge | 708
North Highway 64 P. O. Box 1969 |
Manteo, NC 27954-1969 |
| Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge | P. O. Box 1969 | Manteo, NC 27954-1969 |
| Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge | Route # 1, Box N-2 | Swanquarter, NC 27885 |
| Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge | Route # 1, Box N-2 | Swanquarter, NC 27885 |
| Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge | Route # 1, Box N-2 | Swanquarter, NC 27885 |
| Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge | Route # 1, Box 92 | Wadesboro, NC 28170 |
| Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge | 102 Dundee Street, Box 430 | Windsor,
NC 27983-0430 |
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