These documents put North Carolina at the beginning of the American Independence movement as one of the original colonies. The flag is as much a cultural phenomenon today as it is a symbol.

United States and North Carolina flags will remain at half-staff Thursday, Jan. 30. Flags have been at half-staff since Dec. 30 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29.

the state flag, state border outline, a marbled salamander and a lighthouse on the front of the card. However, the back will feature a Colonial Spanish mustang grazing along one North Carolina's ...