Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town", North Carolina was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
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The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
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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.