Carolina Trivial Pursuit

[PghUSA]

So PghUSA are you planning on moving to the Carolinas?

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You never know . . . driving between Florida and Pittsburgh twice a year, North Carolina is my favorite state . . . always try to stay the night there, it really is quite beautiful. I'd say its my favorite home away from home for now.

[Larryfla]

You never know . . . driving between Florida and Pittsburgh twice a year, North Carolina is my favorite state . . . always try to stay the night there, it really is quite beautiful.  I'd say its my favorite home away from home for now.

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I read somewhere that North Carolina was called the half-back state. Seems that many northerners move to Florida, don't like it but don't want to move back home. Therefore, they settle half way between.

[monsoon]

That is very true for both the Carolinas. It offers all 4 seasons and none are extreme. And in the spring it is often possible to go snow skiing and to the beach all in the same weekend.

[Mr. N]

This is a good fact, North Carolina has the second longest coastline in the East Coast but due to most of the Coastal Plain waters being shallow, there is only one large city in the North Carolina's Coastal Plain which is Wilmington, and simi- large cities such as Elizabeth City, and New Bern benifited from the waters of North Carolina's coast as or at one time major ports cities in North Carolina.

[monsoon]

Welcome Mr N!

Very true about the NC coast. A drive from Elizabeth City down the outer banks to say Calabash, is quite a long drive. It's really a two day drive.

New Bern was the colonial capital of NC.

[RiverwoodCLT]

Ok, everyone probably knows that Pepsi was invented in North Carolina.

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in New Bern

The first English settlement in US, then is got lost. The Lost Colony