NORTH CAROLINA-VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w VIRGINIA / First permanent English colony in America, 1607, one of thirteen original states. Richmond, the capital, was seat of Confederate government.
Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID M14)