Every Lake
North Carolina
Coast, Piedmont and mountain in three bands, with the Outer Banks drawn out into the Atlantic.
North Carolina in relief
The land itself, cut in six steps of birch from the lowlands to the high ground — the cities starred, the summit and rise on the title block. No counties, no roads: just the shape of North Carolina.
About North Carolina
North Carolina runs 500 miles east to west and shows all of it. The Outer Banks curl far offshore at Cape Hatteras, enclosing Pamlico and Albemarle sounds — the largest sound system on the East Coast. Inland the coastal plain gives way at the fall line to the Piedmont and the crescent of cities from Raleigh through Greensboro to Charlotte, then the land climbs hard into the Blue Ridge and the Great Smokies, where Mount Mitchell reaches 6,684 feet, the highest point east of the Mississippi. One hundred counties, and a top border ruled nearly straight along the 36°30' line.
North Carolina held out and ratified on November 21, 1789, twelfth of the thirteen, waiting until a Bill of Rights was on the table. Raleigh was created for the job in 1792 — a planned capital on land bought for the purpose, near the center of the state. The board is worth hanging for its edges: the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Smokies on one side, NC-12 running the barrier islands past Hatteras Light on the other, and I-40 crossing the whole state between them.
- Six layers of birch — the land in elevation steps
- The summit and total rise on the title block
- The major cities, starred and named
- Title block with the admission date and capital
- A double rule engraved around the edge
- Every county line and the state border
- The interstates with their shields — 15 on this board
- The major cities, starred and named
- Title block with the admission date and capital
- A mile ruler engraved around the frame
