Near Williamsport in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Tobacco Barn
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
1. The Tobacco Barn Marker
Burley tobacco must be air-cured for four to six weeks in the barn before its ready for market. Listen.
Burely 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.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. In addition, it is included in the Natchez Trace series list.
Location. 35° 40.102′ N, 87° 18.988′ W. Marker is near Williamsport, Tennessee, in Maury County. It can be reached from Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 401.4), 6.4 miles south of Williamsport Pike (Tennessee Route 50) when traveling north. Marker is located at the Tobacco Farm / Old Trace Drive turnout. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hampshire TN 38461, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tennessee Tobacco Farm (a few steps from this marker); The Natchez Trace at the Tobacco Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Tobacco Farm - Old Trace (within shouting distance of this
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Also see . . . Natchez Trace. Official National Park Service website. (Submitted on June 21, 2015.)
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
2. Marker is Located Inside Tobacco Barn
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
3. Tobacco Barn
Photographed by Duane Hall, June 4, 2015
4. Tobacco Farm Barn
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 8, 2012
5. Tobacco Drying
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 21, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. 5. submitted on October 11, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.
