North Carolina state Christmas tree: Fraser Fir
In 2005, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation making the Fraser Fir the official Christmas tree of North Carolina.
Author: Sara Riggins
North Carolina state blue berry: blueberries
In 2001, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill declaring the blueberry as North Carolina’s official blue berry.
North Carolina state beverage: Milk
North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation in 1987 that made milk the official state beverage.
North Carolina state flower: Dogwood
In 1941, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation making dogwood the official state flower.
Alexander, Annie Lowrie (1864-1929)
Annie Alexander has a unique place in history: the first female licensed to practice medicine in the South. Annie was strongly influenced by her father, a physician himself, who determined that she should become a doctor after one of his female patients died after refusing medical attention out of fear of being examined by a man. When Dr. Alexander told his wife of his desire to have Annie become a doctor, Mrs. Alexander fretted over bearing the cost of medical training, only to have Annie marry and forgo a career as a physician. Dr. Alexander’s response was blunt: "She must never marry. She’ll serve humanity".
Campbell University
On January 5, 1887, James Archibald Campbell founded Buies Creek Academy, which would later become Campbell University, in a one-room school with twenty-one students.