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Raleigh Top Tourist Sites The Wright Brothers National Memorial located in Kill Devil Hills. The Mile High Swinging Bridge located in Grand Father Mountain. The Biltmore Mansion which is a Historical Mansion/ House/Muesam in Ashville. The Tarheels Basketball stadium on the UNC campus. Great Smoky Mountains National Park. State Symbols: Bird: Cardinal Flower: Flowering Dogwood Nickname: The Tarheel State Motto: To be Rather than to Seem Fun Facts Famous for it's Wood Furniture. The first plane was invented in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina by Wilbur and Orvil Wright Brothers. North Carolina is a major supplier if the Nations Tobbaco, Textiles and Turkeys. Geography North Carolina has 2 main geographic areas a Costal Plain and a Mountain Region. The Costal Plain has alot of rivers and lakes because it's near the ocean. The Mountain Region has 4 mountains including Mount Mitchell and Great Smoky Mountains National Park Climate North Carolina has a varied temperature. in the Costal Plain it's usually about 61 degrees fahrenheit with an average of 41 degrees fahrenheit in January and 78 degrees fahrenheit in July. In the Mountain Region the average degree is 51 degrees fahrenheit with 38 degrees fahrenheit in January and 71 degrees fahrenheit in July. ||
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