what is charlotte north carolina known for?
Bojangles' Coliseum U.S. National Whitewater Center Land of Oz Discovery Place NASCAR Hall of Fame Carolinas Aviation Museum Billy Graham Library Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Freedom Park North Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation
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 North Carolina experienced a garage rock boom comparable to other states . In Charlotte , the Paragons ( not to be confused with the Jamaican ska group of the same name ) were one of the most popular bands in town , and went to Arthur Smith 's studio to record their single on Bobbi Records featuring , " Abba " , which was characterized by the sound of crackling 12 @-@ string guitar riffs and became an enormous hit in the local area , reaching # 1 on the local charts and leading to their appearance on The Village Square , a nationally syndicated TV show broadcast by WBTV in Charlotte , where they did a lip @-@ synched performance of " Abba " , which is now regarded as a garage rock classic . The Grifs , also from Charlotte , released two singles featuring the fuzz @-@ drenched " Catch a Ride " and " Keep Dreamin ' " . The Stowaways drove from Charlotte to Winston @-@ Salem to record the In Our Time LP for the vanity label , Justice Records , whose assortment of blues and folk @-@ inspired tracks included eerie ballads such as " Just A Toy " , " It Won 't Be Wrong " , and a version of George Gershwin 's " Summertime " , as well an upbeat material such as " You Lied " and " What a Shame " . The Damascans recorded " Get Away Girl " . Sounds Unlimited , from Winston @-@ Salem , recorded the song , " Cool One " , which flaunted braggadocious semi @-@ spoken lyrics recited over a grinding two @-@ chord proto @-@ punk guitar riff accompanied by a bell @-@ muted trumpet . The Corsayers from Chapel Hill were formed in 1963 by Alex Taylor , the older brother of James Taylor , who briefly joined the group before leaving to attend a boarding school in Massachusetts . The group became a popular fixture for several years at fraternity parties at the University of North Carolina . The Bojax , from Greenville , South Carolina , specialized in hard @-@ driving numbers such as " Go Ahead and Go " and Hippie Times " , and the Elite UFO , from Stanton , Kentucky , recorded " Now Who 's Good Enough " . 

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 North Carolina is tied for the largest number of Rhodes Scholars among public universities ( 47 since 1902 ) with the University of Virginia . Additionally , many students have won Truman , Goldwater , Mitchell , Churchill , Fulbright , Marshall , Udall , and Mellon scholarships . 

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 With over 300 @,@ 000 living former students , North Carolina has one of the largest and most active alumni groups in America . Many Tar Heels have attained local , national , and international prominence . James K. Polk served as President of the United States for a single term , William R. King was the thirteenth Vice President of the United States . North Carolina has produced many United States Senators including Paul Wellstone and Thomas Lanier Clingman , along with multiple House Representatives such as Virginia Foxx and Ike Franklin Andrews . Algenon L. Marbley and Thomas Settle have received positions of federal judgeship . Former Secretary of War and Secretary of the Army Kenneth Claiborne Royall and the fifth White House Press Secretary Jonathan W. Daniels were graduates of North Carolina . Peaches Golding was appointed by HM Queen Elizabeth II as High Sheriff of the City and County of Bristol 2010 @-@ 2011 , the first Black female High Sheriff and second only black High Sheriff in over 1 @,@ 000 years . 

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 Also , the first working demonstration of an invisibility cloak was unveiled by Duke researchers in October 2006 . In 2006 , three men 's lacrosse team members were falsely accused of rape , which garnered significant media attention . On April 11 , 2007 , North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges and declared the three players innocent . Cooper stated that the charged players were victims of a " tragic rush to accuse . " 

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 North Carolina defined its boundaries with the Meherrin Indians in 1729 . In 1748 , the colony passed a prohibition on private purchases which applied only to Tuscarora lands , and imposed a fine of 10 pounds for every 100 acres : 
