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The North Carolina Tar Heels (also Carolina Tar Heels) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North ...
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Tar Heel (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the U.S....
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Apr 4, 2022 · A tar heel is a name — often used as a derogative in early usage — that described residents of the state of North Carolina, dating back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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This marked their passage through North Carolina as tar heels. The tar reputedly had been hastily dumped into the river to prevent the British from capturing it. This story cannot be traced beyond the 20th century and may have been made up to suggest the naming of the river.
