George Moses Horton

Historical marker location:

Pittsboro, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Chapel Hill Road (U.S. 15/501) and Mount Gilead Church Road (County Highway 1700), on the right when traveling north on Chapel Hill Road.)

Marker installed: 2005

ca. 1798 - 1883.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, North Carolina became a leading producer of furniture, textiles, and tobacco products. The state's nickname, the "Tar Heel State," comes from the fact that the state was a major producer of tar, pitch, and turpentine from its vast pine forests.