The state flag of Tennessee has three stars representing the "grand divisions" of the state: East, Middle, and West. The stars are "bound together in indissoluble unity by an unending white band" (officially adopted in 1905). All State Flags
Tennessee's flag was designed by LeRoy Reeves of the Third Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. His explanation of the design:
In 1893 the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the Latin words "Esse Quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem) as the state motto and directed that these words be placed with the state's Coat of Arms and the date "20 May, 1775" upon the great seal. Until the act of 1893 North Carolina had no motto; one of the few states without one (and the only one of the original thirteen).
The U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter for North Carolina honors the "First Flight" of the Wright Brothers at Kittyhawk, North Carolina. North Carolina became the 12th state in 1789.
A state flag for North Carolina was not established until 1861 when the constitutional convention passed the ordinance of secession which read:
The state seal of North Carolina has had many changes since its origin in 1663. During colonial times North Carolina used four different seals successively. Since the war for independence, six different seals have been used.
North Carolina General statutes (revision of 1971) describes the current seal design:
"... design shall be a representation of the figures of Liberty and Plenty, looking toward each other, but not more than half-fronting each other and other-wise disposed as follows:
North Carolina designated clogging as the official state folk dance in 2005. Clogging (the name originates from the Gaelic word for "time") is a distinctive dance style which originated in the Appalachian mountains.
Clogging is a percussive "foot-tapping" style of dance that evolved through the folk dance traditions of early setters from northern and western Europe (such as Holland, Germany, and the British Isles) and was further shaped by the influence of native American and African dances.
North Carolina designated English as the official state language in 1987. English is the common language of the people of the United States of America and the state of North Carolina. This symbol is intended to preserve, protect and strengthen the English language.
North Carolina designated gold as the official state mineral in 2011. North Carolina was the site of America’s first gold rush, beginning in 1799 when 12-year-old Conrad Reed found a 17-pound gold nugget while fishing in a Cabarrus County Creek. For the first half of the 19th century, gold mining was North Carolina’s second most important industry after agriculture.
South Carolina designated "From the Mountains to the Sea" as the official state tapestry in 2000. The tapestry was made from 100% cotton and represents all areas of South Carolina. It is displayed at the South Carolina Cotton Museum in Bishopville, South Carolina.
North Carolina designated the Virginia opossom as the official state marsupial in 2013. The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is native to North Carolina and is the only marsupial found in North America (It is also one of the oldest and most primitive species of mammal found in North America).