Birthplace of Three U.S. Presidents

North Carolina is the birthplace of three U.S. presidents: Andrew Jackson, born in the Waxhaws region in 1767; James K. Polk, born in Mecklenburg County in 1795; and Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh in 1808. This makes North Carolina second only to Virginia in presidential birthplaces. Jackson, Polk, and Johnson were all from humble backgrounds and rose to the presidency during some of the most turbulent decades in American history, a remarkable run for a state that is often overlooked in the national political narrative.

Source: NCpedia