ABC book of North Carolina
By:Kassia Tuura

Most of the water in the Albermarle Sound is brackish or fresh

The Algonquian Indians came to the Albermarle Sound before the English settlers

In late spring farmers would fish for striped bass,shad,and herring fish in the Albermarle SoundC:\Documents and Settings\asus20\My Documents\The Albemarle Sound The Historic Albemarle Region Of North Carolina - Edenton, Elizabeth City, Currituck____.htm

A is for Albermarle Sound

B is for Black Bear

Black bears can grow up to be 5-6 ft tall

Male black bears are called boars and females are called sows

Black bears are omnivores(They eat meat and plants)

http://ncpedia.org/wildlife/black-bear

C is for Colonial Spanish Mustang

In 2010 the Colonial Spanish Mustang was North Carolina's official horse

They live in North Carolina's Currituck Outer Banks

They've survived centuries of hurricanes,fierce winters,and swarms of biting insectsC:\Documents and Settings\asus20\My Documents\NCpedia.mht

D is for Dogwood

In 1941 the dogwood tree flower was the official state flower of North Carolina

There are 3 different species of dogwood in North Carolina

The bark of the dogwood tree was used for fevers and malariahttp://ncpedia.org/symbols/flower

E is for Elizabeth Hanford Dole

Elizabeth Hanford Dole was an American public official

She had 3 government postions

She was elected U.S. Senate from North Carolinahttp://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0815790.html

F is for Fraser Fir

The tree was named for John Fraser a Scot botanist

Most of the time Fraser Fir is known as She balsam

A Fraser Fir can grow up to be 80 ft tall

http://www.mtrogersfraserfir.org/fraserfir.html

G is for Grandfather Mountain

Grandfather Mountain is one of the highest peaks in Blue Ridge Mountain range

There are habitats for bears, cougars, otters, Golden Eagles, and deer

It can be 20 degrees cooler than Ashevillehttp://www.romanticasheville.com/grandfather.htm

H is for Honey Bee

Honey bees reached Native America by English vessels

There honey was used as a salve on burns and to treat arthritis

The honey bee was North Carolina's state insect in 1917C:\Documents and Settings\asus20\My Documents\NCpedia.mht

I is for Isabella Moth Caterpillar

Before winter the Isabella Moth Caterpillar feeds on low growing plants

It has a familiar band like the Wooly Bear Caterpillar's band

It can also be seen running across roads in Octoberhttp://eweb.furman.edu/~snyderjohn/tatum/335-336.htm

J is for Jockey's Ridge

Jockey's Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune in the Eastern United States

It's located in Nags Head North Carolina Outer Banks

Red and Gray foxes,rabbits,deer, racoons,and mice visit Jockey's Ridge at nightC:\Documents and Settings\asus20\My Documents\Jockey's Ridge State Park.mhthttp://www.jockeysridgestatepark.com/wildlife.html

K is for Kitty Hawk

Kitty Hawk is located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

It's woods have a lot of plant and animal life

The Write Brothers spent three years in Kitty Hawkhttp://www.townofkittyhawk.org/

L is for Lost Colony

Over 400 years ago women,men,and children from England settled on Roanoke Island and vanished 2 years later

Most houses were built with wood and some with bricks

The settlers came to late because it was very close to winter and there supplies wouldn't last all winterhttp://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/roanoke1.htmC:\Documents and Settings\atsus20\My Documents\The Lost Colony.mh

M is for Milk

Milk became North Carolina's state beverage in 1987

North Carolina ranks 31st among dairy producing

Milk is a source of protein,calcium,and several other nutrientshttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/North_Carolina/beveragemilk.html

N is for New River

New River is said to be the oldest river in the world

The North Fork and South Fork River attach and form the New River

The New River was named by Peter Jefferson in 1749http://travelwesternnc.com/new_river_state_park.html

O is for Ocracoke Lighthouse

The Ocracoke Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in North Carolina

A 54 ft wooden tower was built on the point of the Ocracoke Inlet soon afterward it shifted and was replaced by a light vessel

Ocracoke Island can be reached by a free ferryhttp://www.outerbanks.org/outerbanks-lighthouses/

P is for Plott Hound

The Plott Hound was North Carolina's official state dog in 1989

The Plott Hound is a legendary hunting dog

The Plott Hound is athletic,muscular,and agile doghttp://www.statesymbolsusa.org/North_Carolina/dog-plott-hound.html

Q is for Queen Anne's Revenge

Queen Anne's Revenge was Black Beard's flagship

Black Beard lost his flagship while trying to go into Beaufort Inlet

Before Black Beard renamed his flagship to Queen Anne's Revenge before it's name was La Concorde http://www.qaronline.org/History/historyintro.htm

R is for the Red Drum Fish

In 1971 the Red Drum became the official state fish of North Carolina

The Red Drum are usually found in Tar Heel coastal waters

They have been found weighing up to 74 poundshttp://ncpedia.org/symbols/saltwaterfish

S is for Strawberry

The Strawberry became North Carolina's state Berry in 2001

Strawberries are high on Vitamin C and A

1 cup of fresh Strawberries equals 60 calories

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/North_Carolina/berry_red.html

T is for Tobacco

Tobacco has been one of the most important industries in North Carolina

Settlers from Virginia tried to grow tobacco and other plants in the dry sandy soil in 1663

The Europeans who lived in North Carolina thought tobacco was a luxuryhttp://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEconomy/tobacco/overview.shtml

U is for University of North Carolina

In 1789 the University of North Carolina was the first University in the United States

Today the University of North Carolina is a multi-campus University

It's the nation's first public residential high schoolC:\Documents and Settings\asus20\My Documents\University of North Carolina.mht

V is for Venus Flytrap

In 2005 the Venus Flytrap was North Carolina's state carnivorous plant

It closes when it's bristle are brushed by a fly or small insects

It takes 3 days to 2 weeks to digest it's foodhttp://ncpedia.org/symbols/carnivorousplant

W is for the Wright Brothers

Their names were Wilbur and Orville Wright

In 1903the Wright Brothers had a their first

successful flight

Their successful flight took place in Kitty Hawkhttp://airandspace.si.edu/wrightbrothers/who/1859/index.cfm

X is for X-ing Out X from my ABC Book

Were so close to the End! Yippee!!!

Y is for Yadkin River

The Yadkin River Greenway was created by citizen volunteers, landowners,and the governments of Wilkes County,North Wilksboro,the state of North Carolina,and Wilksboro

They began to make the Greenway in 1994(The First Phase)

It opened on May 18,2002http://www.yadkinrivergreenway.com/index.php

Z is for N.C. Zoo

There are more then 200 species of animals in the zoo

There are lots of exhibits and places you can visit like Lemur Island

You can walk in different continents see what animals live therehttp://www.nczoo.org/visit/zoomaps.html

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