Popular Iconic North Carolina Foods That Require Clean Water
North Carolina is famous for the following foods:
Barbecue
Fried Green Tomatoes
Shrimp N' Grits
Bojangles
Calabash Seafood
Texas Pete
Fun Facts
The Carolina colony was established by British and it was split in 1729 into North and South Carolina as it was deemed too big to govern effectively. Carolina is named after King Charles I of England. Carolus is Latin for Charles.
The Wright brothers completed the first successful flight of a mechanically propelled airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on December 17, 1903.
Pepsi was developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as “Brad’s Drink” in New Bern, North Carolina. It was renamed Pepsi in 1898, named after the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, North Carolina, is the tallest lighthouse in the United States at 193 feet.
North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the United States.
The first English child born in America, Virginia Dare, was born in Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in 1587.
High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 13, 1937.
North Carolina is the only state with an official State Christmas Tree: Fraser fir.
This page was last updated on July 31, 2022.
United State Water Way Single Use Plastic Bottle Pollution
