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Tobacco Farm - Old Trace
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Tobacco Farm - Old Trace Marker | | |
Inscription. Tobacco Farm- You see here a typical early 1900's tobacco farm. A 10-minute loop walk takes you through the field and to the barn where you see tobacco hanging to dry.
Old Trace- From here you may drive north on a narrow 2 -mile section of the original Old Natchez Trace and meet the parkway at the other end.
Your slower pace may take you back in time and let you enjoy the views of the valley below.
Erected by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service.
Location. 35° 40.104′ N, 87° 19.01′ W. Marker is in Hampshire, Tennessee, in Maury County. Marker can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 401.1) north of Sheboss Road, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hampshire TN 38461, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. The Gordon House (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jonathan Webster (approx. 6.2 miles away); Frierson Cemetery (approx. 7.4 miles away); Natchez Trace (approx. 9 miles away); Meriwether Lewis (approx. 9 miles away); Phosphate Mine (approx. 9.4 miles away); Zion (approx. 10.6 miles away); Rattle and Snap Plantation (approx. 11.4 miles away).
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Tobacco drying | | |
Natchez Trace Parkway. National Park Service (Submitted on October 15, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Tobacco drying | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Tennessee Tobacco Farm | | On this model farm, Burley tobacco is grown and air-cured. It's a hard crop to raise, acre requires about 250 hours of labor. (Wheat is only three hours!)
William Coleman has been growing tobacco her for over 40 years. Listen as he describes how it's done. | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 5. Tobacco Farm - Old Trace Marker | | This barn was built for Mr. Leland Greenfield in 1959 from timber grown on this farm. Mr. Greenfield first grew tobacco here in 1932.
The Greenfield family had owned the land for over 100 years before the State of Tennessee purchased and deeded it to the Natchez Trace Parkway in 1977. | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 6. The Natchez Trace at the Tobacco Farm | |
This monument located on the Natchez Trace at the site of the Tobacco Farm, honors the farming industry at Maury County, Tennessee. Maury County was named in honor of Abram Maury and was the home of the 11th United State President, James K. Polk.
Marker placed by
Jane Knox Chapter Tennessee Chapter
Thomas McKissick Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
May 5, 2004 | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 7. Old Barn on the Trace Marker full of drying tobacco | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 8. The Tobacco Barn | | Burleys Tobacco must be air-cured for four to six weeks in the barn before it's ready for marker. Listen.
burley is a light brown, aromatic tobacco used chiefly in cigarettes. A small percentage is used for pipe and chewing tobacco.
Fall is the tobacco-curing season. However, a little tobacco is left in this barn all year for you to see. | | |
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By Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012 | |
| | | 9. Tobacco Farm - Valley Below | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on October 11, 2012, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. This page has been viewed 83 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 11, 2012, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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