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Designation<\/b><\/td>\nSymbol \/ Emblem<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue Berry<\/td>\nBlueberry (genus Vaccinium)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beverage<\/td>\nMilk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bird<\/td>\nCardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carnivorous Plant<\/td>\nVenus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colors<\/td>\nRed and Blue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dog<\/td>\nPlott Hound<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag<\/td>\nFlag of North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Folk Dance<\/td>\nClogging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit<\/td>\nScuppernong Grape (genus Vitis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Historical Boat<\/td>\nShad Boat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insect<\/td>\nHoneybee (Apis millifera)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Festival<\/td>\nFolkmoot USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mammal<\/td>\nGrey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Military Academy<\/td>\nOak Ridge Military Academy, Oak Ridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northeastern Watermelon Festival<\/td>\nHertford County Watermelon Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popular Dance<\/td>\nShagging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Precious Stone<\/td>\nEmerald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red Berry<\/td>\nStrawberry (genus Fragaria)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reptile and Emblem<\/td>\nEastern Box Turtle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\nGranite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saltwater Fish<\/td>\nChannel Bass (Red Drum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shell<\/td>\nScotch Bonnet (pronounced bonay)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Song<\/td>\nThe Old North State words by William Gaston, music by Mrs. E. E. Randolph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southeastern Watermelon Festival<\/td>\nFair Bluff Watermelon Festival, Columbus County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tartan<\/td>\nCarolina Tartan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toast<\/td>\nA Toast to North Carolina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tree<\/td>\nPine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetable<\/td>\nSweet Potato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wildflower<\/td>\nCarolina Lily (Lilium michauxii)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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