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Voter Registration

Did You Know? Fun Facts About North Carolina

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1106 Monroe, NC 28111

Questions about: Campaign Finance ............................. 704-283-3710 Voter Registration .............................. 704-283-3633 Absentee Voting ................................ 704-283-3864 All Other Questions ............................ 704-283-3809 New residents may register to vote at the Union County Courthouse, North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (if conducting other transaction), any town hall, library branch, post office or high school in Union County. Register online at: www.co.union.nc.us

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North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill was the first public university in the U.S. and is therefore the oldest State University in the country. Mount Mitchell in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak east of the Mississippi. It towers 6,684 feet above sea level. In addition to the Blue Ridge, there are five other mountain ranges in North Carolina: Black Mountains, Balsam Mountains, Pisgah Mountains, New Found Mountains, and the Great Smoky Mountains. Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775. North Carolina is the birthplace of three United States presidents: Andrew JacksonWaxsaw, NC (7th), James PolkMecklenburg County, NC (11th) and Andrew Johnson Raleigh, NC (17th).

If you love Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, you can thank North Carolina for gracing you with those sweet treats! Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern in 1898. North Carolina has 1,500 lakes of 10 acres or more in size and 37,000 miles of fresh water streams. North Carolina has the largest statemaintained highway system in the United States. The state's highway system currently has 77,400 miles of roads Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville on March 7, 1914. North Carolina was the first state in the nation to establish a state museum of art. The General Assembly of 1987 adopted milk as the official state beverage.

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