What's My State Like? My Take on North Carolina

[smahala1991]

North Carolina (or North Cackalacy as some people call it)

Inspired by @Pink2000's take on Oklahoma

North Carolina is one of the 13 original Colonies. The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word "Croatoan" scrawled on a nearby tree.

Some North Carolina Facts

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.
Whitewater Falls in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States.
Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems.
The University of North Carolina's mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar.

The World War II battleship 'North Carolina' is permanently berthed on the Cape Fear River at Wilmington. She was saved from the scrap heap in the 1960's by public subscription, including donations of dimes by schoolchildren.

The Cities

Charlotte

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Greensboro

Winston Salem

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Raleigh

Durham

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Wilmington

Asheville

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What to do in NC?

Carowinds Theme Park

North Carolina Zoo

Concord Mills Mall

Bank of America Stadium

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Mount Mitchell

International Civil Rights Museum

Outer Banks

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad

Conclusion

North Carolina is an awesome state. We have some of the best food and wine in the US. We have lots of sites where movies were filmed. If you love sports we have a ton of those. If you love the beach or the mountains there is something for you! We have ski slopes, theme parks, beaches, mini golf, Festivals of all kinds, and lots of food. I'll have to save some of that for a future take!

#NorthCarolina

[EnglishArtsteacher]

"This one's for North Carolina! c'mon and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round yo' hand
Spin it like a helicopter."

Anyway...

I love North Carolina. I've only been to the western portion of the state, but I still like Maggie Valley, and the Cherokee Village, even if they are ghost towns these days. I wish Ghost Town in the Sky was still open-childhood memories! :(

I wish I didn't live in Ohio.

P. S. I still think Tennessee is the best state in the country I've been to so far. I just love everything about it.

[smahala1991]

Ghost Town is reopening in 2019

[smahala1991]

Cherokee and Maggie Valley are still popular

[EnglishArtsteacher]

I haven't been to that portion of North Carolina since 2010, so perhaps things have changed.

I'm thrilled to hear Ghost Town in the Sky is opening up again!

[Wowgirl10q]

@EnglishArtsteacher
Thank God someone else remembered lol
Petey Pablo's awesome

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@Wowgirl10q I hate reading this. I'm not one to feel "old", but I can't believe how many people under the age of 23ish don't know that song.

Almost all Teenagers, and young adults in the 2000s knew the song "Raise Up" by Petey Pablo.

[Wowgirl10q]

I know 🤗🤗🤗
@EnglishArtsteacher
Thank you

[Wowgirl10q]

Chingy? Holiday inn

[Julie_TS]

The grass apparently is always greener. You shouldn't sell Ohio short, my friend. Plenty of people already do, because they dont know, and there is so much going on around the state esp the bigger cities.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@Wowgirl10q "Nothing, chillin' at the Holiday Inn
(Who you wit'?) Me and my peeps; won't you bring four of your friends?
(What we gon' do?) Feel on each other, and sip on some Hen
One thing leading to another; let the party begin"

I liked that song too, but it was overplayed back in the day.

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@Julie_TS I'm a lifelong Ohio resident. The only "bigger" cities I haven't been to are Akron, Toledo, Cleveland, and other northern Ohio cities. I've been to Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton, and I've lived in Hamilton my entire life. I see very little opportunity, the people here are very unfriendly, there is nothing entertaining to do, the weather is inconsistent, and rainy, and... I just hate this state for the most part.

The only reason I'm here is because of my family.

[Julie_TS]

Hmm... sorry to hear that. Guess I'm fortunate to have had much better experiences here.
#Ohio, TheHeartOfItAll

[EnglishArtsteacher]

@Julie_TS Which cities have you been to in Ohio?

[Gavyn]

You live in North Carolina too? Wow, small world, huh?

[smahala1991]

Yes in the Western part of the state

[Gavyn]

So the mountains, like Asheville or Hendersonville? I live around Smithfield/Selma :P

[smahala1991]

near Boone

[Gavyn]

Oh wow! :D I have some friends who live around there to go to App. State.

[vishna]

awesome myTake :) ! really, I enjoyed learning more about NC. haha, love the cakalacky part, hope I spelled that right.

I've been to Carowinds and The NC Zoo, both were a lot of fun! It is the worlds largest natural habitat zoo and it is absolutely beautiful to walk, the trails are very nice.

I'm actually considering moving to NC :)

[smahala1991]

What part?

[vishna]

I'm not sure, my friend recommends Charlotte and one other place but I forget the name. I have family in Durham though, they seem to like that area

[smahala1991]

What does it start with

[vishna]

it may be Raleigh? what do you think are the best cities in NC? (like for making money and also fun stuff)

[smahala1991]

Charlotte for sure. Raleigh would be second and then between Asheville, Winston Salem, or Greensboro

[vishna]

looking up apartments now, not so bad on the price!

[smahala1991]

I would also look at Hickory, Gastonia, High Point, Statesville

[vishna]

and the jobs pay so much better than the city I'm in now, wowza :0

[CheerGirl38139]

Nice. You didn't mention Mayberry.

But you had a lot of cool things to include. ✌

[smahala1991]

That'll be in another take

[CheerGirl38139]

And the Blueridge Parkway ❤

[nubianqueen704]

I stay in nc and have been here for 4 years now. The cost of living is great and jobs.. have you gone to the biltmore?

[smahala1991]

One time years ago around Christmastime

[DeeDeeDeVour]

I was just a li'l girl when my dad took my mom, my brothers & me to watch a NASCAR race in Charlotte.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Thanks for sharing with us, very beautiful State :)

[Calzone2018]

You forgot one important thing WOOOOOOOO THE NATURE BOY!

[Wowgirl10q]

https://youtu.be/tHnA94-hTC8

[dreamstar72]

Cool my state also, love it here. We live in one of the safest cities in NC

[call_me_scar]

Well your better than your sister south Carolina

[smahala1991]

SC has some Ok parts.

[ATuairiscean]

Really interesting and educational

[beautifulsmile01]

I will love to visit some day... beautifulsmile01@mail. com

[CaptainSmartass]

Sounds interesting, dude.

Simples...

[Dude_1820]

I grew up in Charlotte and love this take!

[Pink2000]

Thanks for sharing !

[Pink2000]

I have family in North Carolina.

[ChocolateCheesecake]

Awesome

[CT_CD]

Informative myTake

[omda123]

Awesome