List of city nicknames in North Carolina

This partial list of city nicknames in North Carolina compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in North Carolina are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.^[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"^[2] are also believed to have economic value.^[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,^[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.^[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

• Apex - Peak of Good Living.^[3]
• Asheville - San Francisco of the South.^[4]
• Boone - Firefly Capital of the World.^[5]
• Brevard - Home of the white squirrels.^[6]
• Calabash - Seafood Capital of the World.^[7][8]
• Cape Hatteras - The Graveyard of the Atlantic.^[9][10]
• Carrboro - Paris of the Piedmont^[11]
• Chadbourn - Strawberry Capital of the World.^[12]
• Charlotte - Queen City^[13]
• Durham - The Bull City^[14]
• Erwin - Denim Capital of the World.^[15]
• Fayetteville
  • All-American City^[16]
  • City of Dogwoods^[16]
  • Fayettenam^[16]
  • Tar Heel Town^[16]
  • Torture Town^[16]
• High Point - Furniture capital of the world.^[17]
• Kannapolis - City of Looms^[18]
• Maggie Valley - Clogging Capital of the World.^[3]
• Pinehurst - Golf Capital of the World.^[7]
• Raleigh - The City of Oaks.^[19]
• Thomasville - Chair City.^[17]
• Wilmington - Wilmywood^[20]

See also

• List of city nicknames in the United States

References