North Carolina: Whos Who and Wheres Where

North Carolina is a beautiful state.  Mountains on one end, the coast on the other and a little of everything in between.  Warm beaches and snowy mountains are a beautiful mixture.  North Carolina is known for it's simple life.
Family Orientated events, Parks, Sporting Events, Museums, Waterfalls and Lakes are abundant.  I have broken down some of the facts about North Carolina for you to see if you decide to relocate. 

 North Carolina is the nation's largest furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile producer.  Metalworking, chemicals, and paper are also important industries.  The major agricultural products are tobacco, corn, cotton, hay, peanuts and vegetable crops.  The state is the country's leading producer of mica and lithium.

Tourism is also important, with visitors spending more that one billion annually .  sports include year-round golfing, skiing, at mountain resorts, both fresh and salt water fishing. 

Among the major attractions are the Great Smoky Mountains, the Blue Ridge National Parkway, The Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashores, the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kitty Hawk, Guilford Courthouse and Moores Creed National Military Parks, and the Old Salem Restoration in Winston Salem.

 North Carolina has a vast reputation for having some of the best Universities in the Country.

Appalachian State University

Barton College

Brevard College

Bennett College

Cabarrus College Of Health Sciences

Campbell University

Catawba College

Chowan College College

Davidson College           

Duke University

East Carolina University

Elizabeth City State University

Elon University

Fayetteville State University

Gardner Webb University

Greensboro College

Guilford College

High Point University

Johnson C. Smith University

Lees-McRae College

Lenoir -Rhyne College

Livingstone College

Louisburg College

Mars Hill College

Meredith College

Methodist University

Montreat College

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina A&T University

North Carolina School Of the Arts

North Carolina State University

North Carolina Wesleyan College

Peace College

Pfiffer University

Peidmont Baptist College

Queens University of Charlotte

Roanoke Bible College

Saint Andrews Presbyterian College

Saint Augustine's College

Salem College

Shaw University

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

University of North Carolina System: unc@Asheville, UNC@ChapelHill

unc@Charlotte unc@greensboro unc@pembroke unc@wilmington

Wake Forest University

Warren Wilson College

Western Carolina University

Wingate University

Winston Salem State University

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 Mary Angelou-award-winning novelist and poet that teaches at Wake Forest University, Jerry Bledsoe-author written several bestselling "true crime"novels (Blood Games) Orson Scott card-novelist-teaches writing workshops at Appalachian State University,Sarah Desseb-writer of young adult novel, Clyde d-novelist, Kaye Gibbons-novelist, Allan Gurganus-author "Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All', William Sydney Porter-famed short story writer-pen name O Henry, Tom Robbins, ad modern, best-selling novelist, Lee Smith-Author, Thomas Wolfe-noted novelist

 David Brinkley-tv news reporter, Howard Cosell-Sports commentator and original host of Monday Night Football, Josephus Daniels-founder, publisher, and editor of the Raleigh News and Observer daily, Charles Kuralt-Emmy Winning CBS news anchor, Edward Murrow-Five time Emmy winning journalist and member of Television Hall Of Fame, Sam Rafan-Former Editor of The Pilot-honored as NC's Best Poet Laureate in 1982, Gene Roberts-Former Editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlie Rose-An Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist and interviewer, Vermont Royster-Editor of The Wall Street Journal1957-1970-earned two Pulitzer prizes during his career.