[PW] Turpentine clearing

[Dan Clinton]

This is inference only. There is no direct reference in the passage
cited, nor the related article "Naval stores industry."

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Edith Bailes <edieb at suscom-maine.net> wrote:
> Tar, pitch and turpentine, etc. are naval stores. They are manufactured from
> [ine resin. A turpentine clearing, then is an area in a forest of pines
> which produce naval stores.
>
>        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_stores
>
> Edie in Maine
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