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  • Add references, citations where needed. FA 1c
  • Increase Intro length - Should summarize article FA 2a
  • Reduce bullets if possible - Write contents into a paragraph when we can - Triva
  • Create sub-article for demographics; move 75% of content to subarticle.
  • Move 75% of history content to history subarticle.
  • Break up Politics paragraph into multiple paragraphs. Consider consolidating it to most important facts.
  • An experienced biologist could drastically improve the quality of Wildlife of North Carolina sub-article
  • Create sub-article/list of films shot/based in NC.
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Is all of that new material copyright-free? It sounds rather stilted, like it's from an old source. -- Zoe

Much of the stuff is from the Library of Congress. I suspect that Robbot has had a cold, metallic hand in this as well.

Reid 05:28, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)

oops, I forgot to explain my edit. I edited the State Song link to go to the Song article, instead of redirecting to the State article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Iamme2008 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 2 April 2008 (UTC) Is Cherokee noted as an official language of the Qualla Boundery? I'm wondering if it would be simply for conservation reasons.

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[edit] Tarhill state

Why is North Carolina called the tarhill state?--24.172.194.4 20:25, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

  • Its Tarheel and there is an article on it here. PGPirate 21:23, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tourism Section

Should there be a section on tourist attractions in Nc? Such as the USS NC, Carowinds the Great Smoky Mtns. National Park and Biltmore Estate?

Certainly. - Slow Graffiti 18:51, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
YES, absolutely; due to the wild popularity of the Appalachian Mountains, the Blue Ridge Parkway/Blue Ridge Mountains, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Biltmore Estate, and Mount Mitchell among other locales, Western NC has become one of the most visited/touristy areas in the whole Union -- in fact, I think the Blue Ridge Parkway is still #1 visit-wise in the entire USA, and has been for a some time! --152.163.100.132 09:32, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Missing Info

I read a few weeks ago that under the econy page it stated that North Carolina was the 3rd best state for businesses and I think Virginia was first. Im sure that that is true due to to its large banking status in the United States. Can some please add this pretty important fact. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Dragan101 (talk • contribs) 06:09, 9 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Maps, more info...?

How about some more info for people looking to actually do some research concerning NC? I.e. a county map/list of counties?

A list of 100 counties within the article would excessive, wouldn't it? - Slow Graffiti 18:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hello

I agree. Need more info about the state. -ALB-


i'm a bit afraid to edit anything since i never have before, but someone should definitely put Half-Hell Swamp & Red Bug (both in Brunswick County) under the "interesting names" section!! -CSB

  • Those appear to be legitimate names, so I added them. There must be many more, y'all. Wahkeenah 11:43, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


[edit] North Carolina named after Charles I or Charles II ?

The intro claims a link to Charles II, and most of us just assume this since he was the one who commissioned the Lords Proprietors. However, as the the article on the Province of Carolina makes clear, an [earlier charter] WAS made under Charles I to a Robert Heath in 1629, in which charter the province is clearly named Carolina - this all happened one year before Charles II was even born. Thus, it seems when Charles II granted the Lords Proprietors the land called Carolina, he was more following his father's precedent than naming it after himself. However, one could suppose that if he had had a different name than his father, he may have renamed it - so perhaps technically it was initially named after Charles I, but this name stuck since Charles II bore the same name. Nimocks 00:24, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

  • The article on Charles I asserts it was named after I, not II. Charles, of course, had some ups and downs and eventually failed to keep a good head on his shoulders. Wahkeenah 05:07, 14 February 2006 (UTC)


Comment. I would like to suggest two alterations to the text. First, English settlement of North Carolina began c. 1660. The first governor of the settlements in extreme NE NC was appointed at this time. Second, the North Carolina Manual has been printed every other year since at least 1907. The most important issue of the Manual was the 1913 edition, which included a list of all previous state officers and members of the legislature. Chronicler3 18:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC) Chronicler 3

If you've got a semi-precise date (c. 1660) and a source for it, that would be a great addition - as you can see, the article says by the late 17 century permanent settlements had taken hold, but I suppose that is pretty vague. Also, a source for the governor too...Nimocks 19:12, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Response. The book North Carolina Government (Raleigh NC: Office of the Secretary of State, 1979) states that the Heath grant of 1629 called the area "Carolina" (p. 3). The first deed known to exist is dated 1661 (p. 4), and the first governor assumed his duties in 1662 (p. 8). Chronicler3 02:27, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Also, are you related to the Quincy H. Nimocks who was a Democratic politician in NC a century ago? Chronicler3 02:27, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Response. I guess it's just a mattter of which details to include. I have a link to the Heath patent under primary sources, but since there was no accompanying land settlement at this time, I didn't think it was important enough to include in the body of the article - but definitely something to clarify on a future separate history page. As for the first deed, once again, it doesn't really contradict the 1655 date, it's just that the 1655 refers to the first documentation of a settler, on a map known as the Comberford Map, located in some college up north many years ago. Perhaps the actual dates of physical settlement are more important than dates of related legal matters (hence the lack of the early patent being mentioned, and the first documented settler being mentioned rather than the first deed to a settler)? That's one view - someone add them in for now if they feel otherwise. The date of the first governor too... Quincy Nimocks is (I think I'm getting this right) the brother of my great-great grandfather. Nimocks is a rare Scottish name, and all of them in the USA are descended from one guy who was born in 1744 in Massachusetts. I don't really know anything at all about Quincy, other than that he was a judge(?).Nimocks 07:12, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] BlueNC

Does a political blog really belong here? If so, shouldn't a blog from an opposing POV also be representated? 12.150.117.30 13:25, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Basketball (in sports subsection)

I've added a blurb about the state's obsession with basketball, you can delete it if you don't think it's relevent. Or would it be worthy of it's own article? BobbyAFC 07:12, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

  • Maybe a piece about the NC-Duke rivalry (if there isn't one already) would be a good starting point. I would have just a single sentence about it in the NC article, and then direct the reader to a specific article. Then you could get into the storied rivalries. Duke and NC are the most obvious, because they are just a few miles away from each other on 15-501, and then there's the private vs. public school aspect of it. But don't forget NC State and Jimmy V and all that sort of thing. Wahkeenah 07:21, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The state template at the bottom of the page

Hello! I'm rather new to Wikipedia so I don't really know what they are called, but many pages that are part of certain projects have templates at the bottom of the page (such as states, in this case), that organize certain information. Well, in the "Regions" section of the North Carolina template, there is a link to the "Smoky Mountains." Besides that it should probably read, "Great Smoky Mountains," it also links to the national park, rather than an actual region of the state of North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains region also links to a mountain range. I am not sure if there exists a page for either region (one would probably suffice in the case of a geographical region of the state, considering they are in many ways the same), but I believe that the Smoky Mountains region should be edited to say "Great Smoky Mountains," and redirected to the Great Smoky Mountains mountain range, at least until someone finds or writes an article about the actual geographical region. Blinutne 09:35, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

I looked and laughed. You're saying that a question of geographical definition and historical discussion is NPOV? There is no reason to consider North Carolina anything but Southern. The List of regions of the United States shows that North Carolina (as well as Tennessee) are both legally defined as part of the South by the United States Census Bureau. I'll grant that that area is then split into 3 subregions of which North Carolina falls under the South Atlantic States division. However, to appease whatever sensibilities were offended by labeling this state as purely a southern state, I have fixed the opening and the geographical sections to reflect the state's status as a South Atlantic State. Beyond that, changing anything is improper because there is no over-arching definition of regions beyond common usage in which North Carolina is understood to be a Southern State. I'll give you a day to respond and then remove the NPOV tag. Bornyesterday 17:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
Also, I'd like to note that the article on the Southern United States is pretty clearly a NPOV look at what defines the south as a region. Because of the wide range in such reasons, I think that the appellation of Southern is perfectly acceptable for any state therein. Bornyesterday 17:50, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • As long as "Southern" stops producing strong racial overtones then it is unacceptable. This comes from one born and raised in the Southeastern United States. --Bookofsecrets 19:14, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
  • I have updated the lead paragraph to read "Southeastern" and I removed the NPOV tag. --Bookofsecrets 19:49, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
That's unwarranted paranoia. See Southern United States. "Southern" is a geographical, cultural, and historical distinction. South is a cardinal direction. Should we ban use of the word because some may still associate it with racism from a conflict over a century ago? It's not the same as referring to it in the present tense as a Confederate state. "This comes from one born and raised in North Carolina and Tennessee." - Slow Graffiti 19:01, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
Even if the term "southern" carries a certain amount of baggage, so what? The reputation doesn't come out of nowhere; NC long had the largest number of KKK members of any state & for all I know still does. History isn't always pretty, but that doesn't mean it needs to be "tidied-up." Just present the evidence, both good and bad, and let people make-up their own minds.--Apotheosis247 14:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WARNING: odd editor on the loose denies NC was Southern

He claims "Southern" is NPOV and tries to remove it from all the southern states. Bookofsecrets relies on a road map for his evidence. Watch out for damage here. Rjensen 22:41, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Random Facts and History

Just had someone add the fact that the Wright Brothers flew the first heavier than air aircraft in the state in the Geography section. I removed it, but upon further review, I noticed that there isn't any mention of this any where in the article. Should we include a random facts section? Or should that be rolled into something else.

Also, don't you think that we might want to expand on the history of the state since the Civil War? Bornyesterday 21:57, 4 May 2006 (UTC)


I agree, the Civil War expansion proposal sounds good. I believe this article is coming along quite well.-- Shizane talkcontribs 20:25, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wildlife and Ecology

Here's one photo I uploaded / GFDL'ed - I'm hoping we can get a grassroots initiative for the entire state
Here's one photo I uploaded / GFDL'ed - I'm hoping we can get a grassroots initiative for the entire state

I am trying to find a central location for Wildlife of North Carolina (as of now, no such article exists). I will keep searching for related articles. I would like something that discusses the biomes (Coastal, Piedmont, Mountains), and the ecological implications of each. A gallery of wildlife would also be nice. Should this be a sub-section here at the State article, or a separate article? Nimur 15:11, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

  • I'd say separate articles would be great. This is where an electronic encyclepedia can truly excel - good information that's unique to a relatively small part of the planet but available to all. count me in. -Jcbarr 16:08, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
    • Done! Wildlife of North Carolina is still pretty stub-ish, but I'm sorting through all my existing digi-pics for whatever I can find before I head out for a nature hike! Nimur 17:27, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Textiles

"The state's industrial output—mainly textiles, chemicals, electrical equipment, paper and paper products—ranked eighth in the nation in the early 1990s."

Textiles is one of the state's hardest hit industries in the last 15 years due to offshoring and foreign competition. Isn't the "eighth in the nation in the early 1990s" info a bit dated? The industry may still be strong comparatively, but a lot has happened since then. This article is as good as any as a reference: http://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEconomy/textiles/overview.php

[edit] American Civil War

I am new to Wikipedia so pardon me if I miss something. I am disputing the number of troops that is recorded in the Civil War section. The contributing editor wrote: "provided 281,205 troops to the Confederacy." This number is greater than twice the number recorded by the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, North Carolina Office of Archives and History, North Carolina Museum of History, Fox's Regimental Losses, Walter Clark's History of North Carolina Regiments, etc. The number is officially 125,000. Also see http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/nc_rostr/default.htm and http://www.civilwarhome.com/confederatelosses.htm

Thomas legion 20:44, 17 June 2006 (UTC)Thomas_legion

I'm not an expert, but it's possible that registry is not a complete/total listing of every volunteer. However, in deference to your background research, I'd vote to keep the number at 125,000 in the article and make mention of possible other estimates. I've already added "...at least 125,000 troops." Nimur 00:01, 19 June 2006 (UTC)


Good language and format! The former number of 281,205 serving in North Carolina's military was also applied without reference. Thomas legion 03:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)Thomas_legion

[edit] Detailed map of NC cities

If you need a detailed map of North Carolina cities (major micropolitans and metropolitans), here is the link fron National Geographic. [1]. —User:Arual 20:58, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] This Article Needs/Deserves "Misc." Section

Could someone with some time please copy the Virginia page and add a "Miscellaneous topics" section to this page with the correct NC info?

Here is the info from the VA page -- it can be used as a template, if needed:

[edit] NorthCarolina.info

Would like to see a list of functional websites built on our great state name as in NorthCarolina.info Greensboro55 03:09, 17 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Miscellaneous topics

When Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia on January 13, 1990, he became the first African-American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since Reconstruction.

USS Virginia was named in honor of this state.

[edit] State symbols

I added what I remembered from 4th grade to the article. I don't know the state dog, insect, song, dance, fish, fossil or beverage. I'm sure they're easy to find on the Internet. JordeeBec 02:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
I have updated the above list to reflect the appropriate North Carolina equivalents Arx Fortis 03:11, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I'd missed the state boat in my additions to the actual article. I went back through and found everything Wikipedia had listed and added that to the article as well.
The List of U.S. state dances cites clogging as the state dance; can we find a source to back up either clogging or the Carolina shag? I'm not familiar with any state bats or fossils, either. JordeeBec 03:18, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Both Clogging and Shag are state dances. I added and posted a citation [2] next to the entry Arx Fortis 03:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

And after all that work that we've done, I find this article: North Carolina state symbols. Should we just link there and remove this list? JordeeBec 04:45, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Wow...maybe we should? WP:STATE doesn't really include all of these symbols or even a section for them as part of the template. It does include a few in specific places. Interestingly, the page you found has a reference that lists even more symbols such as the State Carnivorous Plant. Arx Fortis 05:02, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
Done. Sadness. JordeeBec 18:17, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
The state symbols are all listed under NCGS Chapter 145. The template frankly sucks; as the terminology is not accurate and it is limiting. It is also not commonly used (see VA, FL, MA, etc) and I think it should be removed. The official slogan is pulled out of someone's ass as far as I can tell and I removed it from the template; I don't know where people get this stuff. It's also listed on the comprehensive list for all states, but I haven't removed it from there yet. If anybody objects leave me a msg. I changed all of the scientific names to common ones; I don't know wtf Terrapene carolina carolina is, but I've got a good idea what a box turtle looks like. There again, leave a msg if you're hung up over it.--Apotheosis247 14:24, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
The longleaf pine is largely considered to be the official state tree; it's what I've always heard, and it's stated as fact on several state websites. However, the actual statute simply says pine, w/o specifying a particular type. I'm really not sure which way to go with this; if anybody wants to chime in w/ their two cents please do so.--Apotheosis247 00:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
Wow, I didn't realize that. I've always heard longleaf pine too, but if the General Statues just says "pine", anything else would be incorrect. I went and checked it myself here. No latin names given. You know, now that I think about it, many many years ago somebody told me the same thing that it was just "pine". I know there is more than one type pine in NC, so longleaf can't win. The legislature decides... and the words that were voted on say "pine", so I would go with just that. I wonder how the longleaf pine became so accepted despite the approved bill? --TinMan 06:28, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject North Carolina GA Drive

I've added this article as the main Good Article for the WikiProject North Carolina drive. I'm also going to try and list it for WikiProject United States. I created a todo list on some aspects of the article that I think should be worked on in this effort. Here are some examples of other State articles that have achived GA - Illinois, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Washington, D.C.. See also WikiProject U.S. states for suggestions. Morphh 12:34, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I've added this for U.S. Collaboration of the Week Please Vote!!!! We need to get more votes! Morphh 12:53, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Judicial Branch?

I didn't find anything about the judicial branch, maybe there should be something on it added to the article? And also, I noticed that the coastal miles and shorline miles aren't with the area facts of NC. my family lives there posted by alice

[edit] Vandalism

For some reason, this article seems to have a high rate of vandalism. It seems that every few edits is that of vandalism. What are the thoughts on requesting semi-protection on this page so Anon users can not edit? Morphh 23:51, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Climate is missing

Hi Folks, the climate of NC is missing in the article. TX --62.134.234.241 17:27, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if it should be here, but climate information is under the Geography of North Carolina article. --TinMan 17:40, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Did North Carolina celebrate Christmas in 1736-1786?

I am an eigth grade student doing a colonial project and I choose North Carolina please help me if you have any information. I need it by Thursday 10/19/06.

Christmas was celebrated to varying degrees in colonial America, depending on religious background. See here As to its official status in NC, if any, I don't know. --Apotheosis247 08:23, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Native American Population

The main page says "Native Americans Estimated population figures for Native American in North Carolina as of 2004 is 110,198, or 1.3% of the total North Carolina population."

Yet the chart gives a figure of ASIN 1.65%, not 1.3%--what is the reason for this discrepancy, between the reported 1.65% and the 1.3% quoted above it? And how was the number derived if not a percentage of current population estimates? Is it US Census data? The reason for the discrepancy should be noted.

"Only five states (California, Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas) have a larger Native American population than North Carolina."

Having lived in both states it immediately surprised me to learn that North Carolina has a larger Native American population than Washington, but checking Wikipedia it seems not to be so according to other Wikipedia information. Washington state, according to its demographics of Native Americans as a percentage of total population has a larger Native American population that North Carolina (2.65% of 6,287,759 = 166,626), in addition to the five listed.

KP Botany 16:17, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible vandalism edits

There were some edits by an IP just now which also made some very vandalistic edits. I'm not sure if these edits were ok. Can someone look them over please? Thanks. JoshuaZ 03:44, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Libertarian Party

I removed a couple sentences about the Libertarian Party, not because I have anything against the Party, but because no proper citation was given, and a spam sort of link was added in the middle of the paragraph. Please add a factual statement about the party with a properly formatted citation, and I will be happy to have it stay in the article. Appraiser 15:07, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure how to cite some of this. It's mostly just things that I know as a student of North Carolina history. The link is not "spam" but was the first thing I could find that talked about the Libertarian lawsuit (I am not a Libertarian and have no reason to spam for them). Awbeal 16:13, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I took a crack at it, as part of a paragraph on third parties. See what you think. Thanks Appraiser 16:56, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
That looks fine. Can't my other changes be put back? Mostly they just supported or corrected content that was already there. Awbeal 17:06, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Sorry; I didn't realize there were other changes. Re-read it and see if I caught them all. thanks. Appraiser 17:25, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA on hold

|well written = This needs a copy edit. Overall, it's fine, better than most of the GAs already out there, people did good work, but it needs a thorough copyedit by an outsider. The Politics section is somewhat poorly written, explain NC politics to a foreigner, not a state native. Spell out "Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point" the first time, instead of MCAS Cherry Point.
|accuracy = Appears to be accurate, but you've completely ignored the citation needed request I posted earlier. Is this correct? Tie it to a reference.
|thorough = In places, are local bike paths and various parks all of the recreation? What about fishing, shellfishing, sailing, going to the beach? More than just a mention and link to a list, should at least mention Duke, Wake Forest, UNC, and the large number of Historically Black Colleges.
|NPOV = Could be better with in-line referencing. "..up the largest concentration of Marines and sailors in the world..." Just American, or of any nationality? Probably any. reference, all sorts of comments need references attached to them. It's hard to tell without being referenced to something specific.
|stable = Well, it was a collaboration, but it's stable enough.
|images = Make the caption on RBC center more pointed, and what does RBC stand for? Okay assortment of images, will add more comments later. I think just little tweaking here and there will be fine for GA status.
--KP Botany 18:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Please let me know when you are done with everything. I would like to see this get GA ASAP, then move on to trying for FA status. KP Botany 20:43, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to approve it when your ready. I'm going to try and find some more references when I have a chance. I've tried to address the points you brought up. Perhaps some of the other editors will work on it in the next few days as well. Morphh (talk) 16:38, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
YOu may want to work on creating better sub articles as well. -21:25, 18 December 2006 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravedave (talk • contribs)
Yes, some of the sub articles do need some work. Let's spend the next month or so getting it up to Featured Article, if folks are willing, then nominate it? It's already, even before my comments, a better GA than most, and frankly, a better FA than some. KP Botany 17:24, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Illegal immigrants

We should have something in here about the illegal immigrant population (over 80% Hispanic) and the growth. Also some of the measures being taken in North Carolina such as in Mecklenberg where the Sheriffs Office can deport. Morphh (talk) 20:45, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Population Density Map

The "Nc piedmont map.jpg" placed by Ral73 has Winston-Salem spelled wrong. Also, it doesn't cite the source of the image or the data. I have mentioned this to Ral73 on his talk page. If he does not corrected the spelling and cite the source(s) within a few days, it should be removed. Additionally, the map seems a bit superfluous given the more detailed map above it. Anyone could tell by the upper map that most of the population is in the middle of the state. Perhaps it should be removed regardless of the spelling/citation issues? ++ Arx Fortis 16:52, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sports

The sports section failed to mention the tremendous popularity and success of college basketball in the state. Curious as to how and why that was possible. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.71.67.35 (talk) 03:59, 12 February 2007 (UTC).

I second that. College basketball in North Carolina is bigger than life itself. I was genuinely shocked to see that it wasn't mentioned in the first sentence. Not mentioning it is like not mentioning football in the Texas article.CarolinianJeff 05:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Especially the 4-way Tobacco Road rivalry. --TinMan 05:35, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mecklenburg Declaration

The so-called Mecklenburg Declaration is fully covered in its own article, which reports that historians have concluded it is spurious. The main NC history textbook by Powell does not even mention it, and the others reject its authenticity. No one ever heard of it before 1819 (44 years after it was declared), no original documents exist and the purported 1819 text includes languge that first appeared years after 1775. Wiki is not in the business of promoting false and misleading information that has been rejected by scholars, historians and archivists for a century. Rjensen 18:02, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blue map of the state

Image I created from Image:WPNC.svg: Image:Bluenc.png. - Patricknoddy 15:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lumbee

Added Lumbee to Native Americans. 71.68.17.30 13:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

They were recognized by the state in 1885, but do not have the full scale of Federal recognition. Late 20th c. research by genealogists suggests it was a tri-racial isolate group, and not a separate tribe. Heinegg has demonstrated that 80% of the "other free people" in 1790-1810 censuses can be traced back to African Americans who were free in colonial Virginia, and most of those were descendants of unions between white women (servant or free) and African men (servant, slave or free). Some Native Americans did intermarry with them, especially over time in North Carolina. --Parkwells (talk) 01:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Statehood question

Does anyone besides the lord know when north Carolina became a state —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.81.125 (talk)

If you mean when North Carolina joined the United States, it's 21 November 1789 (found here. However, if you are referring to when it declared independence, North Carolina adopted the Halifax Resolves in 12 April 1776, authorizing its delegates to the Second Continental Congress to join with those from the other colonies in declaring independence from British Rule (that date is the second one on the Flag of North Carolina).

[edit] Portuguese in NC

--Carlon 22:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)I need to know the source of the information regarding the following quotation from this article:

"The coastal region attracted a history of European immigration, like Swiss-Germans settled New Bern in the late 18th century, and over 10,000 locals of Portuguese descent, mainly fishermen from Portugal, worked along the coast for over three centuries.[citation needed]"

I've been working on my genealogy for 15 years looking for the explanation for why my paternal grandmother's side of the family all have olive skin and dark Southern European/Middle Eastern/Native??? features. This may be the answer that I've been looking for, but I need to know where this information came from. Can someone please help me track the source down?

Sincerely,

--Carlon 22:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't know about the details above, but your best place for genealogy research would be to go to local sources. www.rootsweb.com is organized by county, and has many databases available for free search. Probably some county histories have info about early Portugese residents. You're likely to find more in history books, too, about the coastal region, if the Portugese were there for 3 centuries. www.cyndislist.com is organized with links for research into every ethnic group and much history, so can probably be a good source. If you have the names established for your paternal grandmother's family, you may also want to look at the work of Paul Heinegg, (Google search online), who has done much research into early colonial families, and provides details of many families by name.--Parkwells (talk) 14:58, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The "Interesting city names" section

Whats the point of this section? Its listed as non pertinent, so why include it?

[edit] List of film in North Carolina

Should we create a full list of films shot/based/etc in North Carolina? The "Film and the arts" section it is getting to listly with all of the films shot in NC.PGPirate 18:58, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eastern North Carolina

Eastern North Carolina article is up. Needs work. Will work on it more when I have time. Feel free to help:) PGPirate 18:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ancestry, flags and the table

I have removed the flags from the ancestry table per WP:FLAGS.

1. Nationality and ancestry are not related.
2. The African Union flag seems very out-of-place. Its presence implies that the majority of the diaspora from Africa emigrated after 2001 (when the AU was formed); This is not accurate.
3. Other flags represent nations that are now very different than the nations many Europeans emigrated from when the emigration took place (e.g. Germany). Thus, the flag is anachronistic.
4. Exactly what is "American" ancestry? Does that mean Indigenous peoples of the Americas? If so, the USA flag doesn't fit the classification. If it doesn't mean Indigenous peoples of the Americas, then what, exactly, does it mean?
5. What is the source of the information in the table? It isn't cited.

++Arx Fortis 01:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why North and South?

The name of the state is begging for a paragraph in the article explaining why there's a North and South Carolina. Tempshill 23:39, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

I have added some information and a Main Article link regarding the Province of Carolina to the History section. ++Arx Fortis 00:27, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Politics is not NPOV

"However, in 1898 the state's Democratic Party, in a blatantly racist campaign, regained control of the state government."

This line is obviously biased. The word blatantly should be removed, and if the campaign was indeed racist, a source should be cited to back up this claim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.85.50.2 (talk) 19:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Removed "blatantly racist". Provided factual material clarify how voting in the state changed as classes of voters were disfranchised by reducing voter registration lists with provisions for poll taxes, residency, and literacy tests (subjectively administered). The politics in NC and other Southern states was complicated and should not be glossed over.--Parkwells (talk) 17:01, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] John Fulford

Moved paragraph on birth of first male John Fulford and location of his grave to more appropriate Carteret County, NC, "History" section.--Parkwells (talk) 13:13, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Triangle

In the combined metropolitan areas section, the article erroneously names the three constituent cities of the Triangle as "Raleigh Durham Cary". In reality, Chapel Hill should be the third city instead of Cary, because the term "triangle" was coined with the research triangle park (NC State in Raleigh, Duke in Durham, UNC in Chapel Hill). Cary is merely a suburb of Raleigh that has grown in size only recently.

Mnpeter (talk) 18:56, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I agree, as I can recall at least as far back as the 80's it was Chapel Hill. If you can find some reliable sources on the matter, you are encouraged to correct the article. ++Arx Fortis (talk) 19:35, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
The U.S. Census changed the CSA title to Raleigh-Durham-Cary because Cary's population is more than double that of Chapel Hill. Look at number 28. APK yada yada 20:08, 6 June 2008 (UTC)