The vast production of tar from North Carolina led many, including Walt Whitman, to give the derisive nickname of "Tarboilers" to the residents of North Carolina.
北卡罗来纳巨大的柏油产量使得许多包括Walt Whitman的人把“煮柏油的人”这样的嘲讽的绰号送给了北卡罗来纳的居民。