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By Cosmos Mariner, January 6, 2023
The Turpentine Story Marker
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1 ► Florida, Lake County, Eustis — The Turpentine Story —  |
| "Turpentining" is the process of extracting sap or resin from longleaf pine trees and distilling it to create pitch. During the process, turpentine spirits and various grades of solid rosin were also produced. The majority of pitch was used to . . . — — Map (db m213513) HM | |||
| 2 ► Florida, Lake County, Eustis — The Turpentine Process — |
| 'Chippers' began the turpentine process by slashing a "cat face" into the tree. Bleeding sap is directed by a tin strip to a box, or later a 'Herty' pot, hung below the scars. 'Dippers' visited the trees every 7 to 12 days (based on the season and . . . — — Map (db m213515) HM | |||