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This partial list of city nicknames in North Carolina compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in North Carolina are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.〔Muench, David ("Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" ), December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.〕 Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"〔 are also believed to have economic value.〔 Their economic value is difficult to measure,〔 but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.〔Alfredo Andia, (Branding the Generic City :) ), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007〕 Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency. *Apex — Peak of Good Living.〔(Claims to Fame - Favorites ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Asheville — San Francisco of the South.〔(), ''NYT'', August 28, 2005〕 *Boone — Firefly Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Animals ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Brevard — Home of the white squirrels.〔(White Squirrel Wars ), Roadside America, accessed April 21, 2007. "Olney, IL; Marionville, MO; Kenton, TN; Brevard, NC; Exeter, ON. Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others."〕 *Calabash — Seafood Capital of the World.〔( The World Capital of Whatever ), ''The New York Times'' by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.〕 *Cape Hatteras — The Graveyard of the Atlantic.〔(U.S. City Monikers ), Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008〕〔(), ''Irvine World News'', February 22, 2004〕 *Carrboro — Paris of the Piedmont〔(An Interview with Nyle Frank ), Carrboro.com website〕 *Chadbourn — Strawberry Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Agriculture ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Charlotte * *Queen City〔(Charlotte Chamber of Commerce ). Retrieved 2008-02-14.〕 * *The Hornet's Nest〔http://www.meckdec.org/〕 *Durham — The Bull City〔http://www.durhambulls.com/〕 *Erwin — Denim Capital of the World.〔(Claims to Fame - Clothing ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Fayetteville * *All-American City〔(FYV vs. FAY ), Fayetteville Free Weekly (blog based in Fayetteville, Arkansas), September 6, 2007 〕 * *City of Dogwoods〔 * *Fayettenam〔 * *Tar Heel Town〔 * *Torture Town〔 *Greensboro — The Gate City *Greenville * *The Emerald City〔http://experience.usatoday.com/weekend/story/lifestyle/2014/08/06/5-great-lesser-known-places-to-retire/13686239/〕 * *The Spirit of the East * *G-Vegas *High Point — Furniture capital of the world.〔(Claims to Fame - Products ), Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.〕 *Kannapolis — City of Looms〔Wanda McKinney, (Our Favorite Town Slogans ), ''Southern Living'', April 2005〕 *Maggie Valley — Clogging Capital of the World.〔 *Pinehurst — Golf Capital of the World.〔 *Raleigh — The City of Oaks.〔(Raleigh City Museum )〕 *Thomasville — Chair City.〔 *Wilmington * *The Port City * *Wilmywood〔http://www.wilmywood.com/〕 *Winston-Salem * *Camel City〔http://www.camelcitydispatch.com/〕 * *The Dash〔http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t580〕 * *The Tre-Fo〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVp1lVDsbng〕 ==See also== * List of city nicknames in the United States 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of city nicknames in North Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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