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Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first successful powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903.
The Biltmore Estate in Asheville is America's largest home at 178,926 square feet with 250 rooms.
Our state bird is the cardinal, state flower is the dogwood, and state beverage is milk.
North Carolina is home to the first public university in the United States - UNC Chapel Hill, chartered in 1789.
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Outer Banks, North Carolina has the most varied geography of any eastern state.