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  2. List of North Carolina state symbols - Wikipedia

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    The state's nicknames – "The Old North State" and "The Tar Heel State" – are both traditional, but have never been passed into law by the General Assembly. The first symbol was the Seal of North Carolina, which was made official in 1871. The original seal also contained the future state motto. It served as the state's only emblem for 14 ...

  3. List of U.S. state and territory mottos - Wikipedia

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    Ad astra per aspera, the motto of Kansas on its state seal. Live Free or Die, the motto of New Hampshire on its state quarter. Labor omnia vincit, the motto of Oklahoma. South Carolina has two state mottos. Freedom and Unity, the motto of Vermont on its state quarter. Salus populi suprema lex esto, the motto of Missouri on its state seal.

  4. Seal of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    According to an act passed by the North Carolina General Assembly on April 8, 1971, and amended in 1983: [1] [2]. The Governor shall procure of the State a Seal, which shall be called the great seal of the State of North Carolina, and shall be two and one-quarter inches in diameter, and its design shall be a representation of the figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking toward each other, but ...

  5. NC House wants to add the national motto to its chamber ... - AOL

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    May 8, 2023 at 1:34 PM. “In God We Trust,” which became the United States of America’s national motto in the 1950s during the Cold War, could soon be displayed in the North Carolina General ...

  6. Test Your Knowledge: Do You Know Your State's Motto? - AOL

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    Answer: South Carolina. This Latin motto, Dum spiro spero,"official since 1777, encapsulates South Carolina's optimistic spirit. The state is known for its subtropical beaches and historic Charleston.

  7. Esse quam videri - Wikipedia

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    Esse quam videri is (or was) the motto of a number of schools and colleges around the world, including: Groton School (1884), Groton, Massachusetts, US. The motto changed to Cui Servire est Regnare ("To whom to serve is to reign") shortly after the school's founding. The Hemel Hempstead School (1931), Hemel Hempstead, England.

  8. North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina (/ ˌkærəˈlaɪnə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States.

  9. North Carolina State University - Wikipedia

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    Website. ncsu.edu. North Carolina State University (NC State, North Carolina State, NC State University, or NCSU) [7] is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. [8] Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest university in the Carolinas. [9]