Historical Marker
Korea
Historical marker location:
105 S Main St, Roxboro, North Carolina
( Memorial is on Abbitt Street just west of South Main Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2011
The Forgotten War Remembered. 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953.
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.