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FOREST ACTIVITIES AND INDUSTRIES
from same book
Tar Kilns and Turpentine Stills
1700-1890
The number and locations of tar kilns and turpentine stills in the Pinelands region is not well known, although some sites can be estimated, such as Batsto. Sites would be found in association with shipbuilding along the major rivers and the coastal strip. Little is known about the sites of turpentine stills.
Tar kilns and turpentine stills are of minor importance. Tar was necessary for shipbuilding, but not in large quantities, and turpentine was often imported from the Carolinas; it was distilled in large quantities in the Pinelands only during the Civil War.
Again, longtime rural residents are generally asssociated with this subunit.
n.b. Recent research by Richard Regensburg suggests that this subunit may be more important than originally thought. Further work is needed on this subject.
Defunct since the turn of the century.
from same book
Tar Kilns and Turpentine Stills
1700-1890
The number and locations of tar kilns and turpentine stills in the Pinelands region is not well known, although some sites can be estimated, such as Batsto. Sites would be found in association with shipbuilding along the major rivers and the coastal strip. Little is known about the sites of turpentine stills.
Tar kilns and turpentine stills are of minor importance. Tar was necessary for shipbuilding, but not in large quantities, and turpentine was often imported from the Carolinas; it was distilled in large quantities in the Pinelands only during the Civil War.
Again, longtime rural residents are generally asssociated with this subunit.
n.b. Recent research by Richard Regensburg suggests that this subunit may be more important than originally thought. Further work is needed on this subject.
Defunct since the turn of the century.