1. Brenden's ABC book North Carolina http://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/map-of-north-carolina.htmhttp://www.map-of-usa.co.uk/map-of-north-carolina.htmMore sizes" sfsi="View full image" Displaying this page may force you to leave Bing Images. Opening the page in a new window will prevent this. Open in a new window | Open here Open in a new windowOpen here

2. A is for Albemarle sound http://www.city- data.com/picfilesc/picc18486.php Albemarle sound has half a dozen swamps and rivers! Most of the area is shallow so it's only six feet deep in many places. The water is also brackish or fresh water. http://www.albemarle- nc.com/albemarlesound/

3. B is for Blackbeard Blackbeard lived in plum point (also known as teach's point Before he became a pirate he was a privateer for Queen Anne. There also was an open field where there was this brick place that looked like a oven. And the structure was known to be Teach's kettle. http://www.nchistoricsites.org/bath/blackbeard.ht m http://www.answers.com/topic/blackbeard-large-image

4. C is for cherokee indians http://sunsetfarmcabins.com/Cherokee- NC.aspx ● Only tribe recognized in N.C by the Federal government ● Traditional lands located western of N.C ● Holds 56,000 acres for the qualla boundary http://nc- cherokee.com/

5. D is for dogwood http://turkeyfeathers.typepad.com/turkey_feathers/2011/06/north-carolina- dogwood.html ● State flower ● Green in middle, white outside. ● Growing on trees. ● Provides shelter for animals.

6. E is for Emerald the state precious stone : http://ncpedia.org/symbols/stone ● Was ofiicial state gem in the year of 1973 ● Emerald crystal largest gem in North America ● Biggest ever found weighing 1869 carats. http://www.statesymbolsusa.or g

7. F is for Fort Macon ● Used in the civil war and world war 2 ● Built out of brick and stone ● Battle of fort macon occurred in march 23 to 26 during the civil war. http://thomaslegion.net/fortmaconstateparkhistorybattleoffortmacon http://www.ehow.com/facts_7439806_fort-macon_-north- carolina.html

8. G is for Grand father Mountain ● Rises to 4,000 feet high above Catawba river ● Some of the highest wind speeds experienced there. ● Has to rivers to begin at the mountain. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction http://info- nc.com/?page_id=5803

9. H is for Hatteras ● Civil war battle in Hatteras inlet ● August 28, 1861 is when 7 federal ships open fired on fort Clark ● Taking hatteras was an early priority for union. http://www.learnnc. org/lp/multimedia/9 776 http://www.nps.gov/caha/historyculture/civilwar.ht m

10. I is for Isabella moth catipillar ● Wings are orange ● Also known as banded wooly bear ● Found all over the country http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Pyrrharctia- isabella http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/nsl/nslIsabellatigermoth.html

11. J is for Jockey's Ridge ● Is the tallest sand dune that is natural in the eastern united states ● In the outer banks ● Located in nags head that is in outer banks http://jockeysridgestatepark.com /

12. K is for kill devil's hill ● It is a memorial ● It is where the right brothers flew the plane ● It is a tourist attraction http://www.flickr.co m

13. L is for the lost colony ● Crossed the Atlantic ● Where pioneers ● It was a hot July when they set foot in the new land. http://www.outer- banks.com/lost.asp http://atlasguesthouse.com/of-north-carolina-colonies-images.htmhttp://atlasguesthouse.com/of-north-carolina-colonies-images.htmMore sizes" sfsi="View full image" Displaying this page may force you to leave Bing Images. Opening the page in a new window will prevent this. Open in a new window | Open here Open in a new windowOpen here

14. M is for mountians ● Tons of mountains ● Most of them are on the western side of N.C ● The mountains are an atractions.

15. N Is for North Carolina Pottery ● Pottery is something common in N.C ● The indians make pottery for water, food e.t.c ● N.C had a pottery industry since colonial times.

16. O is for Ocracoke lighthouse ● 16 mile barrier island ● It was made famous by Blackbeard ● It was Blackbeard's pirate http://www.carolinalights.co m

17. P Is for Pepsi ● Birth place new bern ● Used to be called Brad's drink ● Caleb bradham invented Pepsi http://www.wegoplaces.com/Attraction_49111.asp x

18. Queen Anne's revenge ● Anchor found recently ● Blackbeard's ship ● Named after queen Anne.

19. R is for red wolf ● Related to Grey wolf ● Only found in N.C ● Travel in packs http://activerain.com/blogsview/1485360/asheville-nc-wnc-nature-center-and-red-wolf-program

20. S is for shad boat ● State Boat ● Made state boat in 1987 ● Made by alivirarh wright http://www.northeast- nc.com/moa/shadboat.cfm

21. T is for tobacco NO SMOKING ● One of the most important industry ● Farmers harvest the tobacco leafs ● James B. duke created the tobacco company's http://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEconomy/tobacco/overview.shtm l

22. U is for USS N.C ● Down town of Wilmington is the location ● Used during world war 2 ● Came to the river in October 2, 1961 http://www.hnsa.org/ships/bbnc.htmhttp://www.hnsa.org/ships/bbnc.htmMore sizes" sfsi="View full image" http://www.battleshipnc.com /

23. V is for Venus fly trap ● Official state carnivorous plant in 2005 ● High risk of extinction in the wild ● After clothing it opens back up 3 days to 2 weeks http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/North_Carolina/statePLANT.htm l

24. W is for the wright brothers ● Made the first plane ● First successful plane in 1903 ● Kitty hawk was the area the successful plane succeed http://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.ht m

25. X is for x-railroad crossing ● Some traveled to the west in trains ● The great smoky moutains is one place the pioneers used for railroads ● Most places in N.C rail roads are still being used to this day. http://www.transozz.com/Railroad/Railroad-Crossing-Sign/http://www.transozz.com/Railroad/Railroad-Crossing-Sign/More sizes" sfsi="View full image" http://www.gsmr.com /

26. Y is for Yadkin river ● Dan Boone hunted in the upper area ● Several dams in the Yadkin river ● Some dams are used for flood control and others to generate electricity. http://www.ehow.com/facts_7248389_yadkin-river-north- carolina.html

27. Z is for N.C zoo ● Zebras,red wolves,harbor seals and road runners are found there. ● Found in ashboro on the mountain. ● About 700,000 thousand visitors every year. http://rebeccakatelyntravelblog.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html