Near Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tobacco Barn

Tudor Hall Plantation

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

1. Tobacco Barn Marker

Inscription. Nineteenth-century farmers cut tobacco plants and placed them on sticks to be cured in tobacco barns like this one. Curing, a four-week process, preserves plants by removing moisture, and brings out the aroma and flavor. Farmers in Dinwiddie County grew a dark-leaf tobacco called Oronoco, which they cured using small fires built on the floor of enclosed tobacco barns. Its high nicotine and low sugar content made Oronoco ideal for pipes, chew, and snuff.

Erected by Pamplin Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.

Location. 37° 10.873′ N, 77° 28.697′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. Marker can be reached from Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Pamplin Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Big House (a few steps from this marker); Tudor Hall Field Quarter (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plantaton Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Garden

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen and Servants Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Boisseau Family Cemetery (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

More about this marker. The left side of the marker contains a sketch of a tobacco barn. It has a caption of “In 1860, Dinwiddie County farmers cured 3,795,314 pounds of tobacco in barns like the one above. Unlike his father, who relied largely on the production of tobacco for income, Joseph Boisseau, and many of his neighbors, diversified their crops to include grains, fruits, and vegetables to sell at market.”

Also see . . . Tudor Hall Plantation. Pamplin Historical Park website. (Submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Brandon Fletcher, June 23, 2010

2. Tobacco Barn Marker

Tobacco Barn at Tudor Hall Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

3. Tobacco Barn at Tudor Hall Plantation

Inside a Tobacco Barn image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

4. Inside a Tobacco Barn

This photo, taken at the 1780s Farm exhibit at the Yorktown Victory Center, shows tobacco being cured in a barn like the one above.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,194 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 2. submitted on August 12, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.