Did You Know? Interesting Facts About NC!

A few interesting facts about NC!

1. Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern in 1898.
2. James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was the eleventh President of the United States.
3. Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States, was born in the Waxsaws area on the border of North and South Carolina.
4. The Biltmore Estate in Ashville is America's largest home, and includes a 255-room chateau, an award-winning winery and extensive gardens.
5. The first miniature golf course was built in Fayetteville.
6. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914.
7. Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem
8. The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country
9. High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
10. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States