The excellent Strange Maps blog alerted me to this very odd 1884 map showing the nicknames of the states as demonstrated by cartoon pigs. The map was published by an Illinois company that manufactured “hog ringers.” North Carolina’s nickname is not a surprise, and the illustration is pretty tame. The original map is in the Library of Congress.
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Exploring the History, Literature, and Culture of the Tar Heel State
I’m more interested about South Carolina’s nickname: “Weasel”? Intriguing.