North Carolina Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of North Carolina for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the North Carolina map
Every picture sits at its real location in North Carolina, with a one-line fact beside it. Raleigh, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Mount Mitchell: At 6,684 feet, it is the highest Eastern peak.
- Great Smoky Mountains: This park is famous for its blue-colored mist.
- Cape Hatteras: This famous cape has shifting sand dunes.
- Venus Flytrap: This insect-eating plant is native to NC.
- Kitty Hawk: The first powered airplane flight was in 1903.
- USS North Carolina: This World War II battleship is now a museum.
- Biltmore Estate: This 250-room mansion is the largest US home.
- Reed Gold Mine: The first US gold rush started here in 1799.
What North Carolina makes and grows
- Sweet Potato: NC is the top US producer of this root crop.
- Furniture Making: High Point is known as the furniture capital.
- Textiles: The state was once a top producer of denim.
- Christmas Trees: Fraser firs are grown here for the holidays.
State symbols
- Northern Cardinal: The bright red male has a black face mask.
- Flowering Dogwood: Its white blossoms appear in early spring.
- Pine Tree: Eight species of pine are native to the state.
- Eastern Box Turtle: This land turtle has a yellow and brown shell.
North Carolina key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Tar Heel State
- Capital
- Raleigh
- Largest city
- Charlotte
- Became a state
- November 21, 1789 (12th)
- State bird
- Northern Cardinal
- State flower
- Flowering Dogwood
- State tree
- Pine
- Motto
- To be, rather than to seem
Cities shown
- Raleigh (capital)
- Charlotte
- Greensboro
- Durham
- Wilmington
- Asheville
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.