Turpentine Totems: Uncovering the Mysteries of Catfaces in the Sandhills
Carvers Creek State Park 2505 Long Valley Road, Spring Lake, NC, United StatesWhat does the term “catface” mean? Well, there are plenty of definitions but in this instance a catface refers to a type of scarring left behind by the extraction of resin from pine trees. In this area of the sandhills this scaring dates to the late 1700s to 1800s during the naval stores industry. Now...