North Carolina Links

General Resources County Information Places to Visit Famous People History of N.C. N.C. Media and News
General Resources
Official Website for North Carolina
North Carolina Almanac - State symbols, NC Legends, NC Fun & Games
North Carolina Educational Web Resources - Museums, Travel Guide, Universities,  NC Zoo
North Carolina Encyclopedia - Counties, N.C. history, Historic sites, Government
State Symbols -  NC Governors
Carolina Clips - Good lighthouse and waterfall information.
N.C. Division of Archives and History - Visitor Information, Publications, State Archives
State Library of North Carolina - Census Information
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County Information
Yahoo North Carolina Counties  - A list of all 100 counties and links to follow.
County Websites
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Places to Visit
North Carolina Historic Sites list from the State Library
NC Historic Sites:  Western Region  Central Region  Eastern Region
North Carolina Historical Sites -  Bath, Edenton, Tryon Palace, Wright Brothers Memorial, and many other historic sites that make North Carolina famous.
Tryon Palace
Maritime Museum in Beaufort
Grandfather Mountain
North Carolina Lighthouses - Here you can click on any lighthouse and see a map, picture, and information.
Outer Banks : Coastal North Carolina - Travel guide to Manteo, Hatteras, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and the Lost Colony.
N.C. Museum of History
Raleigh
Biltmore Estate
North Carolina Museum of Art
Battleship North Carolina
North Carolina Aquariums
NC Zoological Park
Western North Carolina Nature Center
US Forest Service - National Forest in North Carolina
North Carolina Botanical Gardens
A Day at the Farm  - Share life on the farm
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Famous North Carolinians

Famous NC People Wright Brothers James K. Polk Richard Gatling
Thomas Wolfe  Ava Gardner Andrew Johnson Carl Sandburg
George Vanderbilt Roberta Flack Billy Graham Colonel William Lamb
John Q. Gilkey Famous NC in Sports Conrad John Reed James Iredell
Dr. Elisha Mitchell Famous NC Musicians and Performers Dolley Todd Madison Sir Walter Raleigh
Earl Scruggs Sampling of Famous North Carolinians Edward R. Murrow Virginia Dare
Floyd Patterson Sugar Ray Leonard Andrew Jackson William Teach
James Duke Famous NC African-Americans Elizabeth Hanford Dole Arnold Palmer
Virginia Dare Andy Griffith   Dale Earnhardt
Catfish Hunter   Richard Petty
Daniel Boone William Sidney Porter 
(O. Henry)
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North Carolina History
Chronology  - A brief navigation through 400 years of North Carolina history from the original native inhabitants and Sir Walter Raleigh to the Wright Brothers and the twentieth century and all points in between.
Historic Sites
North Carolina Governors
N.C. Transportation Museum
North Carolina Agriculture History
13 Colonies
North Carolina Archaeology - Information about NC Indians, contains links to prehistoric and historic archaeological sites
American Civil War
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Magazines, Maps, Newspapers, TV

The News & Observer on the Web
The Daily Reflector
NC Newspapers
NC Magazines
NC Radio Stations

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