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| North Carolina Facts |
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Harker's Island, North Carolina hosts the annual Core Sound Decoy Festival in December. |
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James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was the eleventh President of the United States. |
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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. |
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