North Carolina - Map with Flowers

North Carolina Fun Facts

State Capital: Raleigh
State Tree: Long Leaf Pine
State Flower: Dogwood
State Bird: Cardinal
Highest Point: Mount Mitchel; 6,684 feet
Largest City: Charlotte
Area: 48,843 square miles
Statehood: Nov. 21, 1789 (12th admitted)
State Motto: Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem)
State Song: "The Old North State"

Photo by Jim Doane

This postcard was bought in 2009.

North Carolina - Blue Ridge Parkway with Glitter

Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina

Fall view of Mount Jefferson from the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

Photo by Gregg Balkcum
2016

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The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States that is known for its scenic beauty. It runs for 469 miles (755 km) and was built to connect Shenandoah National Park to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

North Carolina - Charlotte Multiview in Glitter

Charlotte, North Carolina
The Queen City of the South.
2009

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This postcard has a lot of glitter on it.

North Carolina - Charlotte Skyline in Glitter

A beautiful day in Charlotte, North Carolina

Photo by Joe Joseph
2009

The background of this postcard is covered in glitter.

North Carolina - Charlotte, Children's Hospital in Glitter

The Levine Children's Hospital is a state-iof-the-art facility designed to care for the physical and emotional needs of children and their families.  Located at Carolinas Medical Center in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Photo by Joe Joseph
2009

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The sky and all of the landscaping is covered in glitter.

North Carolina - Charlotte Skyline at Night with Glitter

A beautiful Charlotte skyline in the evening.

Photo by Joe Joseph
2009

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Everthing except the sky is covered in glitter.

North Carolina - Charlotte Skyline and Stadium, Glitter

A spectacular aerial view of the Charlotte Skyline.

Photo by Joe Joseph
2009

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Although the card doesn't say it, That is the Bank of America Stadium.  It used to be called Ericsson Stadium, home of the  Carolina Panthers.

There is a lot of glitter on this postcard.

North Carolina - Charlotte Train in Glitter

Take a ride on Charlotte's fast, convenient light-rail service.

Photo by Joe Joseph
2009

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The train, the area with the word Charlotte, and the building in the background are all covered in glitter.

North Carolina - Charlotte, The Skyline at Night

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the two Carolinas and was named in honor of Queen Charlotte wife of England's King George III.

Photo by Norman Poole
2009

North Carolina - Glitter, Coastal Sunrise

Coastal Carolina Sunrise

The beginning of a beautiful day on the Carolina coast.
Photo by Steve Yost
2009

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The pier is covered in glitter

North Carolina - The Outer Banks lighthouses on a Glitter Postcard

The North Carolina Outer Banks are not only a source of price and beauty, but also a part of American history.  These historical lighthouses continue to play a major role in the history of the Outer Banks.
2009

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The sky is covered in glitter!

The names are not on the card, but I'm pretty sure these are:
Cape Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Bodie Island
Currituck Beach
and
Ocracoke

North Carolina - Cape Hatteras Lighthouse

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is wrapped in distinguishing black and white stripes and is considered a national treasure.  Rising 193 feet from sea level, Cape Hatteras is the tallest lighthouse in America.  The lighthouse was moved 2900 - feet in 1999 in order to save it from the encroaching shore.

Photo by jim Doane
2009

Tennessee - Great Smoky Mountains Entrance Sign

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The most visited and popular National Park in America stretches from the western border of North Carolina and west into Tennessee.

Photo by Bob Glander
2010

North Carolina - Southport, Caswell Baptist Assembly

Caswell Baptist Assembly, Southport, North Carolina
1950

the sender writes:
I ham here at Caswell for W.M.S. week - it has been a wonderful experience!  it reminds me of our camp days together - Ruth and Mrs. Former have had charge of all this - I brought 12 G.A. girls from our church to G.A. camp.  It was their first experience!  

North Carolina - Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly

Greetings from 

Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly

Ridgecrest, North Carolina

Pritchell Hall, Rhododendron Hall, Auditorium

Ridgecrest atop the Great Divide and overlooking Royal Gorge, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is the Summer Capital of Southern Baptists.  The grounds cover 960 acres on which grow more than 600 species of flora.  Handsome buildings and numerous attractive cottages add charm to the particularly inviting location.

postmarked in 1953 with a 2 cent John Adams stamp

the sender writes:

We're here for "music week" and really it's the Sweetest Music this side of Heaven.  How I wish for you to share these spiritual blessings with me.  I am still loving you as I did "in the long ago" and will ever be grateful for you.

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Pritchell Hall, Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly, Ridgecrest, North Carolina

Pritchell Hall, the main hotel, around which center all social and recreational activities of the Ridgecrest Assembly is located atop the Great Divide and overlooking Royal Gorge in the hear of the Blue ridge Mountains, Ridgecrest is the Summer Capital of Southern Baptists.  The grounds cover 1100 acres on which grow more than 600 species of flora.  Handsome buildings and numerous attractive cottages add charm to the particularly inviting location.

1950

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Aerial View of Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly, Ridgecrest, N.C.

Atop the Great Divide and overlooking Royal Gorge in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, eighteen miles east of Asheville, North Carolina, is one of the Southern Baptist's two Summer Assemblies.  (The other Assembly is at Glorieta, New Mexico, established 1952).  The grounds cover 1900 acres on which grow more than 600 species of flora.  Handsome buildings and numerous attractive cottages add charm to the particularly inviting location.  Ridgecrest Camp for Boys and Crestridge Camp for Girls, a part of Southern Baptist's program convenes for two five-week sessions on these same grounds.
1959
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Pritchell Hall Lobby
Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly
Ridecrest, North Carolina

One of Southern Baptist's two Summer Assemblies, atop the Great Divide and overlooking Royal Gorge, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, eighteen miles east of Asheville, North Carolina.
1953

North Carolina - Cherokee, Mountainside Theatre on Indian Reservation

Mountainside Theatre in Autumn, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Cherokee, North Carolina

The Mountainside theatre has been created from a natural amphitheatre in the hills above the Indian village of Cherokee.  In this sylvan setting, in the shadow of the everlasting peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains, will be presented a moving and authentic saga of Cherokee Indians and their mountaineer neighbors.  It is the story of the handful of Cherokees who hid in the Great Smokies rather than move west on The Trail of Tears.  Through their descendents, Indian customs and mountain traditions fast becoming extinct, are being revived and preserved.
1951

the sender writes:

Just saw the play "Unto these Hills" and boy was it good.  I have a visitor from Charleston with me and we both enjoyed the play very much.  It's the best I have ever seen.

North Carolina - Asheville, Roses on Griffing Boulevard

Roses in Bloom on Griffing Boulevard, Kimberly Heights, Asheville, North Carolina
1955

North Carolina - Cashiers, High Hampton Inn and Country Club

The Back Lawn, High Hampton Inn and Country Club
Cashiers, North Carolina

Silver Run Falls
High Hampton Inn and Country Club
Cashiers, North Carolina
1955

North Carolina and Tennessee - Great Smoky Mountains - From: Scenic American Landscapes, USPS

Great Smokey Mountains, North Carolina / Tennessee

In addition to 12,000 known plant and animal species, the Great Smoky Mountains also offer historic structures that preserve the heritage of early settlers and opportunities to view gorgeous sunsets from the top of Clingmans Dome. 

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From a set of 'Scenic American Landscapes" stamped postcards from the United States Postal Service (USPS).  

the back reads:

Share the pristine beauty of America's national parks with this set of 20 stamped cards.  Ten different designs showcase spectacular photographs originally featured on 'Scenic American Landscapes' stamps.  Postage included, so mailing is easy - or save them as a unique collectible set.

2010  

North Carolina - High Point, Word's Largest Chest of Drawers, from La Quinta

Greetings From Route LQ (Hotel chain La Quinta)

Your Drawers are Showing

The World's largest Chest of Drawers
We couldn't help but notice that the two socks hanging from the drawers don't match.  Typical.  But unless your shoe size is "10-feet", they probably won't fit, anyway.  Built in the 1920's as a monument to the city's status as "Home Furnishings Capital of the World," this oversized chest is actually the facade of a building - home to the High Point Jaycees.

High Point, North Carolina

Nearest la Quinta: 9 miles

With over 780 Locations, La Quinta Inns & Suites is everywhere you travel.
2010