Record #:

18953

Author(s):

Bishop, Stephen

Abstract:

No one, including historians, is quite sure when and how North Carolina became dubbed the Tar Heel State, but Bishop elaborates on the legend in terms of the production of tar and turpentine in the state and traces the history of that production through time.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011, p37-44, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Nicknames; Turpentine; Tar Heel (Name)