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The North Carolina quarter, the 12th in the series and the second quarter to
be released in the 2001 series, highlights the famous 1903 photograph of the
"First Flight."
The North Carolina quarter commemorates the historic feat that took place on
December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the first successful
flight of a heavier-than-air, self-propelled flying machine. The craft, called
the Flyer, traveled a distance of approximately 37 meters (120 feet) on its
first flight and soared even further as one of the most significant human
achievements in history.
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The North Carolina quarter's reverse features the
first successful airplane "flight" in Kill Devil Hills, NC.
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Governor James B. Hunt appointed the North Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources as the lead in the state's design concept process. The Department
established the North Carolina Commemorative Coin Committee, which consisted of
members from the State Department of Cultural Resources, the Division of
Archives and History, as well as coin collectors. The Committee solicited design
ideas from the residents of North Carolina.
Some alternate design concepts suggested were the 1903 Flyer superimposed over
an outline of the state, the Hatteras Lighthouse superimposed over an outline of
the state, and the Hatteras Lighthouse showing a dune and sea gulls. On June 5,
2000, the Governor was provided with three candidate designs, and the Committee
and Governor Hunt selected the "First Flight" theme for the official design.
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