National Register Listings in
Onslow County, North Carolina

Alum Spring Avirett-Stephens Plantation Bank of Onslow and Jacksonville Masonic Temple Catherine Lake Historic District Futral Family Farm Mattocks, William Edward, House Mill Avenue Historic District Palo Alto Plantation Pelletier House and Wantland Spring Richlands Historic District Southwest Historic District Swansboro Historic District Taylor Farm Venters Farm Historic District Yopps Meeting House
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.
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