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North Carolina ( / ˌkærəˈlaɪnə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States.
Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an independent university in 1993. The university is a national sea-grant institution and owns part of Waties Island , an Atlantic barrier island that serves as a natural laboratory for CCU's ...
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is a state-recognized tribe in North Carolina. [2] The tribe represents Lumbee people. They do not hold federal recognition as a Native American tribe. [2] [3] With an estimated 55,000 members, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is the largest tribe in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
James C. Self House is a historic home in Greenwood, South Carolina, designed by local architect Thomas White Cothran (1874-1923) for textile magnate and philanthropist James Cuthbert Self (1876-1955) and built in 1917–1918. The house is a two-story, brick veneer Neoclassical style dwelling with a green Spanish tile hipped roof.
Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the American Southern and Midwestern regions run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers. Its first outlet opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is notable as the first true self-service grocery store, and the originator of various familiar supermarket features such as checkout stands, individual item price ...
South Carolina gun laws. South Carolina is a "shall issue" concealed carry permit state. No permit is required to purchase rifles, shotguns, or handguns. South Carolina also has "Castle Doctrine" legal protection of the use of deadly force against intruders into one's home, business, or car. [3] It is unlawful to carry a firearm onto private or ...
Robert Maclay Widney, founder of the university, photographed in 1885. The Widney Alumni House, the campus's first building. Founding and early history. The University of Southern California was founded following the efforts of Judge Robert Maclay Widney, who helped secure donations from several key figures in early Los Angeles history: a Protestant nurseryman, Ozro Childs; an Irish Catholic ...
Jackson County Airport (FAA LID: 24A) is a small airfield situated on a ridge about three miles (4.8 km) southeast of the town of Sylva, the county seat of Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. It is less than 1 mile west of the unincorporated town of Cullowhee, the home of Western Carolina University. The airport is owned and operated ...