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The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it underpasses the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina. Among the towns and cities along its course are Louisburg, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Greenville. The village of Old Sparta was formerly an important riverport on the Tar, but declined in the 20th century. One account of the significance of the river's name comes from the Civil War.

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  • Der Tar River ist ein Fluss im Bundesstaat North Carolina in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Eine Brücke, die die U.S. Route 17 über den Fluss führt und Washington mit verbindet, trennt den Fluss. Oberhalb (westlich) der Brücke wird der Fluss Tar River, unterhalb (ostwärts in Richtung Atlantik) Pamlico River genannt. Sie unterscheiden sich dadurch, dass im Pamlico River Tidenhub vorhanden ist. Der Tar River ist etwa 346 Kilometer lang und fließt vom Norden des Staates in südöstlicher Richtung zu dem Ästuar des Pamlico Sounds. North Carolina war in Kolonialzeiten ein wichtiger Lieferant für die Schiffsindustrie, aus den Kiefern im Staat wurden Masten, Teer und Pech für die Britische Marine hergestellt. Der Name des Flusses stammt aus dieser Zeit, als schwer beladene Schiffe voller Teer (Tar) den Fluss Richtung Atlantik als eine wichtige Handelsroute nutzten. Die Stadt liegt am Ufer des Tar River, ebenso stammt der Beiname des Staates Tar Heel State (Teerfersen-Staat) von dieser historischen Begebenheit. Unter den weiteren Städten am Ufer des Tar Rivers sind Greenville, und Rocky Mount. Der Ort Old Sparta war ehemals ein wichtiger Flusshafen, verlor seine Bedeutung aber im 20. Jahrhundert. Der Fluss wurde durch Hurrikan Floyd im Jahre 1999 schwer getroffen und verursachte starke Überschwemmungen in diesem Gebiet. Der Tar River überschritt die Flutmarke um 7,3 Meter und erreichte so den höchsten Stand an seinem Unterlauf seit 500 Jahren. (de)
  • La Tar est un cours d'eau de l'est des États-Unis qui coule en Caroline du Nord. Long de 346 km, il forme par sa confluence avec la Tranters Creek la Pamlico, qui se jette à son tour dans la baie de Pamlico. (fr)
  • The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it underpasses the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina. North Carolina was originally a naval stores colony—that is, the blanket of long leaf pines that covered the coastal plain was used by the British Navy for ships' masts and the pine pitch was used to manufacture tar caulking for vessels. The river derives its name from its historic use as a major route for tar-laden barges as they headed to the sea. The city of Tarboro is on the banks of the river. Recent research conducted by East Carolina University, Greenville and Pitt County historians has uncovered documentation noting that before the Civil War, the North Carolina Legislature had appropriated funds to construct dams and locks on the Tar River in an attempt to facilitate almost year-round navigation for the farm products and naval stores shipping plus passenger boats which were travelling between Tarboro, through Greenville to Washington. Among the towns and cities along its course are Louisburg, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Greenville. The village of Old Sparta was formerly an important riverport on the Tar, but declined in the 20th century. One account of the significance of the river's name comes from the Civil War. It may have been inspired by an incident back in North Carolina. As the Confederates prepared to evacuate Washington, NC, in March 1862, they sent squads up and down the Tar River to destroy all the stocks of cotton and naval stores which had been prepared by the small farms along the river, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Union soldiers. At Taft’s store they found over 1,000 barrels of turpentine and tar. The amount was too large to burn, as it would take several houses with it. So the barrels were rolled into the river, where the hoops were cut in two and the contents dumped into the river. Three months later, in June, four hundred Union prisoners of war were sent from Salisbury, NC to Washington, NC, to be exchanged for Confederate prisoners. Before coming into Washington, the soldiers asked permission to bathe in the river and clean themselves up. Guards were posted along the river banks, and the prisoners were allowed to strip then wade into the river to wash. Instead, they stirred up the river bottom so much that the tar smeared their bodies completely, each man coming out of the water with a stick to scour the tar off their bodies and legs. One Confederate yelled out, "Hello boys, what’s the matter?" The reply from the disgusted Yankee soldier was, "We have heard of Tar River all our lives but never believed that there really was any such place, but damned if we haven’t found it, the whole bed of it is tar!" The river was strongly affected by Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and caused much flooding in the area. The Tar River suffered the worst flooding from the hurricane, exceeding 500-year flood levels along its lower stretches; it crested 24 feet (7.3 m) above flood stage. In Greenville it crested at 29.74 ft. (9.1 m) The river was again affected by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It crested as much as 24.5 feet (7.5 m) above flood stage in some areas for up to 3 days. An endangered species, the Tar River Spinymussel is found in limited areas of the Tar and Nuese River basins. (en)
  • Тар (англ. Tar River) — река в Северной Каролине. Длина составляет 346 км. Река Тар в целом протекает на юго-восток и становится Памлико за мостом автодороги № 17 в городе Вашингтон (Северная Каролина). Река Памлико впадает в одноимённый залив. Исторически прибрежная Северная Каролина, покрытая сосновыми лесами, была источником корабельной сосны, из которой изготавливались мачты, и смолы для британского кораблестроения. Река получила название по старинному главному пути для барж, гружёных смолой, направляющихся к Атлантическому океану (англ. tar означает смола). На реке находятся города , Роки-Маунт, и Гринвилл. (ru)
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  • Tar River next to East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina (en)
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  • Map of the Pamlico Sound watershed, including the Pamlico, Tar, and Neuse rivers. (en)
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  • La Tar est un cours d'eau de l'est des États-Unis qui coule en Caroline du Nord. Long de 346 km, il forme par sa confluence avec la Tranters Creek la Pamlico, qui se jette à son tour dans la baie de Pamlico. (fr)
  • Der Tar River ist ein Fluss im Bundesstaat North Carolina in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Eine Brücke, die die U.S. Route 17 über den Fluss führt und Washington mit verbindet, trennt den Fluss. Oberhalb (westlich) der Brücke wird der Fluss Tar River, unterhalb (ostwärts in Richtung Atlantik) Pamlico River genannt. Sie unterscheiden sich dadurch, dass im Pamlico River Tidenhub vorhanden ist. Der Tar River ist etwa 346 Kilometer lang und fließt vom Norden des Staates in südöstlicher Richtung zu dem Ästuar des Pamlico Sounds. (de)
  • The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it underpasses the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina. Among the towns and cities along its course are Louisburg, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Greenville. The village of Old Sparta was formerly an important riverport on the Tar, but declined in the 20th century. One account of the significance of the river's name comes from the Civil War. (en)
  • Тар (англ. Tar River) — река в Северной Каролине. Длина составляет 346 км. Река Тар в целом протекает на юго-восток и становится Памлико за мостом автодороги № 17 в городе Вашингтон (Северная Каролина). Река Памлико впадает в одноимённый залив. Исторически прибрежная Северная Каролина, покрытая сосновыми лесами, была источником корабельной сосны, из которой изготавливались мачты, и смолы для британского кораблестроения. Река получила название по старинному главному пути для барж, гружёных смолой, направляющихся к Атлантическому океану (англ. tar означает смола). (ru)
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  • Tar River (de)
  • Tar (rivière) (fr)
  • Tar River (en)
  • Тар (река, впадает в Атлантический океан) (ru)
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