"The Genesis Monument"

Historical marker location:

Greensboro, North Carolina

( Marker is on South Park Drive east of North Elm Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1971

"Genesis" of The City of Greensboro.

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.