Near Currie in Pender County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tarheel Trail

— Moores Creek National Battlefield —

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, April 24, 2017

1. Tarheel Trail Marker

Inscription. This easy, one-third mile loop trail meanders through pine woods with a few hints of the Revolutionary War scenery. At the time of the 1776 battle this was a very different forest, where towering longleaf pines dominated. Tapped for resin and pungent with tar rendering, longleaf forests supported the Carolinas' shipbuilding economy. As you walk the trail, look for evidence of that era, including some longleaf pines and remnants of a historic tar kiln – ghosts of an industry and a battlefield landscape.

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• Battle of Moones Creek, February 27, 1776
• The term "tarheel" – a nickname for North Carolinians – may come rom the area's pine tapping and naval stores industry that produced tar for waterproofing ships' rigging.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 1776.

Location. 34° 27.433′ N, 78° 6.586′ W. Marker is near Currie, North Carolina, in Pender County. Marker can be reached from Moores Creek Drive, 0.2 miles west of North Carolina Route 210. Marker is at the confluence of the History and Tarheel trails in Moores Creek National

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Battlefield. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Currie NC 28435, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. We Women Have...To Let Our Voices Be Heard (within shouting distance of this marker); Trees for a Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); Women's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Blackwater Highways (within shouting distance of this marker); Moores Creek National Battlefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Brave Patriots (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Road to Independence (about 300 feet away); Boxing the Pines (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Currie.

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, April 24, 2017

2. Tarheel Trail Marker

The Women's Monument is in the distance on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.