Record #:

10871

Author(s):

Montgomery, Frank A., Jr.

Abstract:

When prices for tar and pitch were increased by their suppliers, England turned to their American colonies as a new source around 1700. Southeastern North Carolina became a major supplier of naval stores, which included tar, rosin, turpentine, and pitch. For decades Wilmington was recognized as the largest export point in the world for naval stores.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 35 Issue 15, Jan 1968, p12-13, 15, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Naval stores