North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable.
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White Lake near Elizabethtown, North Carolina is very unique in that it has a white sandy bottom and is blessed with crystal clear waters. It has also been labeled as the "Nation's Safest Beach."
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Whitewater Falls, North Carolina in Transylvania County is the highest waterfall in the eastern United States.