Edwin Gill

Historical marker location:

Laurinburg, North Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of West Church Street (U.S. 74) and Atkinson Street, on the left when traveling east on West Church Street.)

Marker installed: 2014

18991978.

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.