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Why is North Carolina called the Tar Heel State?

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Rosie
Rosie Answered:

In the early days of the U.S. North Carolina was a major source of tar derived from its pine trees. The tar was used mostly for sealing the hulls of wooden ships.

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sydney:)
sydney:) Answered:

a while backk.

they discovered alot of tar in north carolina.

and people would step in it and get tar on their heels and have to get it off.

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