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Across
  1. 3. Stock car racing deeply rooted in North Carolina
  2. 5. Site of the 1960 Woolworth’s sit-ins
  3. 7. America’s largest privately owned home
  4. 11. Known for furniture making traditions
  5. 12. Invented in New Bern in 1898
  6. 16. National park shared with Tennessee
  7. 18. Famous lighthouse and seashore area
  8. 19. Capital city of North Carolina
  9. 21. Historic port city on the Cape Fear River
  10. 22. Home of the University of North Carolina
  11. 23. Area anchored by Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill
  12. 26. Known as the “Grand Canyon of the East”
  13. 29. Famous for its style of barbecue
  14. 30. Largest city in the state
Down
  1. 1. North Carolina’s coast is prone to these storms
  2. 2. Home to Fort Liberty, major military base
  3. 4. Known as the “City of Medicine”
  4. 6. RIDGE Scenic mountain parkway running through the state
  5. 8. Prestigious university located in Durham
  6. 9. Nearby town marking first flight memorial
  7. 10. Where the Wright brothers made their first flight
  8. 13. Cherry-flavored soda born in Salisbury
  9. 14. Gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains
  10. 15. Popular barrier islands with lighthouses and beaches
  11. 17. Nickname for North Carolina residents and UNC athletics
  12. 20. Large national forest in western NC
  13. 24. NFL team based in Charlotte
  14. 25. Town preserving Native American heritage and casino resort
  15. 27. Shorthand for the Outer Banks
  16. 28. Fictional town from “The Andy Griffith Show,” based on Mount Airy