These interesting facts about North Carolina for kids include dinosaurs, the tallest lighthouse, the first test flight, and famous emeralds.

North Carolina is in the southeastern region of the United States and includes the Appalachian Mountains, the Piedmont Plateau, and the Atlantic Coastal plains.

North Carolina was once home to dinosaurs. Dinosaur bones have been found in North Carolina over the last 100 years.

Fact One

The tallest lighthouse in the United States is Cape Hatteras built in 1872 and is 196 feet high.

Fact Two

On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright did their first test flight in Devil Hills, North Carolina.

Fact Three

There are two mines open to the public in North Carolina: Crabtree Emerald Mine near Emerald Village and Hiddenite Gems Emerald Hollow Mine in Hiddenite.

Fact Four

Most astronauts were trained in North Carolina in the 1960s at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Fact Five

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