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| North Carolina Facts |
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Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville, North Carolina on March 7, 1914. |
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Morehead City is home to the North Carolina Seafood Festival, held the first weekend in October every year. |
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Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town", North Carolina was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722. |
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