In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
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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.