List of city nicknames in North Carolina

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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.[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, divisive or just downright negative. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

  • Apex – Peak of Good Living[3]
  • Asheboro- A-Town
    • A-Boro
    • Zoo City
  • Asheville – San Francisco of the South[4]
  • Boone – Firefly Capital of the World[5]
  • Brevard – Home of the white squirrels[6]
  • Burlington – B-Town The Buck Bucktown, Burvegas, Bigger Better Burlington Motto(s): Esse quam vider
  • Calabash – Seafood Capital of the World[7][8]
  • Cape Hatteras – The Graveyard of the Atlantic[9][10]
  • Carolina Beach – C.B.
  • Carrboro – Paris of the Piedmont[11]
  • Chadbourn – Strawberry Capital of the World[12]
  • Chapel Hill – The Southern Part of Heaven
  • Charlotte
  • Durham – City of The Viper, The Bull City[16]
  • Erwin – Denim Capital of the World[17]
  • Fayetteville
    • All-American City[18]
    • City of Dogwoods[18]
    • Fayettenam[18]
    • The Ville
    • 2-6
    • Fay-Raq[18]
    • Tar Heel Town[18]
    • Torture Town[18]
    • The Soldier City
  • Greensboro
    • The Gate City[19]
    • The Boro
    • G-Boro
  • Greenville
  • High Point – Furniture capital of the world[22]
  • Kannapolis – City of Looms[23]
  • Leland – L.A. ( Leland Area )
  • Lexington
    • L-Town
    • "The BBQ Capital of the World"
  • Lincolnton
    • L-Town
    • Lancton
  • Mooresville, North Carolina – The Dirty Mo
  • Mount Airy, North Carolina
  • Maggie Valley – Clogging Capital of the World[3]
  • New Bern
    • The Bern
    • The Birthplace of Pepsi
    • First Capital of North Carolina
  • Pinehurst – Golf Capital of the World[7]
  • Raleigh
    • The City of Oaks[26]
    • Raleigh Wood
    • Ruff Raleigh
    • Oak City
  • Rocky Mount
    • City On The Rise
    • Murder Mount
  • Thomasville
    • Chair City[22]
    • T-Ville
  • Wilmington
    • Hollywood East
    • Wilmo
    • The Dub
    • The Port City[27]
    • Wilmywood[28]
  • Winston-Salem
    • Camel City[29]
    • Tre-Fo[30]
    • The Twin City
    • Tobaccotown


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts" Archived 2013-03-09 at the Wayback Machine, December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :) Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Claims to Fame - Favorites, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  4. ^ [1], NYT, August 28, 2005
  5. ^ Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  6. ^ 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."
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Faber, Harold (1993-09-12). "The World Capital of Whatever". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  8. ^ Ben G. Blount (October 15, 2006), Factors Affecting Participation in Marine Fisheries: Case Studies in Georgia and North Carolina (PDF), NOAA Fisheries, p. 81
  9. ^ U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
  10. ^ [2], Irvine World News, February 22, 2004
  11. ^ An Interview with Nyle Frank, Carrboro.com website
  12. ^ Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  13. ^ Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  14. ^ http://www.meckdec.org/
  15. ^ "City of Trees". medium.com/crown-weekly. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  16. ^ http://www.durhambulls.com/
  17. ^ Claims to Fame - Clothing, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f FYV vs. FAY, Fayetteville Free Weekly (blog based in Fayetteville, Arkansas), September 6, 2007[unreliable source?]
  19. ^ E.g. Gate City Transportation, Gate City FC Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Gate City Patrol Agency, Gate City Billiards Club
  20. ^ http://experience.usatoday.com/weekend/story/lifestyle/2014/08/06/5-great-lesser-known-places-to-retire/13686239/
  21. ^ G-Vegas Magazine
  22. ^ Jump up to: a b Claims to Fame - Products Archived 2007-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
  23. ^ McKinney, Wanda (April 2005). "Our Favorite Town Slogans". Southern Living. Archived from the original on 2007-11-07.
  24. ^ https://visitmayberry.com/category/attractions/mayberry/
  25. ^ https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2014/05/14/mount-airy-granite-city
  26. ^ City of Raleigh Museum
  27. ^ Wilmington.net
  28. ^ Wilmywood.com
  29. ^ Camel City Dispatch, online news daily
  30. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBzFUTCZHdc
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