Source: Cassandra Carmichael, NEWS & OBSERVER, 11/12/15

North Carolinians have a habit of referring to our state as “God’s country.” With a natural bounty from mountain to shore and a steady history of foresight that has helped protect state treasures like the Blue Ridge Mountains, Cape Hatteras and the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests – it’s easy to see what gives residents across the state that sense of pride. 

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