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| North Carolina Facts |
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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 Swiss and German settlement of New Bern, North Carolina was named in honor of the founder's home, Bern, Switzerland. When Bern, Switzerland was founded, it was named by a group of hunters. They named the city for the first animal they came upon on the |
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The General Assembly of 1987 adopted milk as the official North Carolina state beverage. |
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