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Tobacco Heritage

Tobacco Heritage, a fine site posted by tobacco historian Billy Yeargin.

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Tobacco and Farm History Museums and Sites

The Duke Homestead State Historic Site (Durham, Durham County)

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum (Kenly, Johnston County)

Silk Hope Farm Heritage Center (Silk Hope, Chatham County) Created by the Silk Hope Ruritan Club, the site contains a variety of steam powered equipment, including a working saw mill, door and window frame shop, electric generator, planer, cotton gin, cotton bail press, and an original 1845 Grist Mill. There is also a large selection of antique farm equipment, an original log cabin, barn, and more items on display during the Old Fashioned Farmers Day event in September and Farm Heritage Day in May.

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Barn Preservation

For technical information about preserving log barns, a good starting point is the National Park Service's Preservation Brief # 26, The Preservation and Repair of Historic Log Buildings, which can be viewed online at http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/TPS/briefs/brief26.htm. Visit the NPS Technical Preservation Services page for links to other Preservation Briefs and information.

Barn Again!, a program of the National Trust to encourage the preservation of historic farm buildings.

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Tobacco History

Bright Leaves: Tobacco Materials in the Collection of NCSU Libraries

Tobacco History Timeline. A remarkably comprehensive yet succinct history of tobacco, with scores of links, posted by Gene Borio's Tobacco.org.

Additional Tobacco History Links presented by Tobacco.org

Article on Tobacco Baskets, formerly used to take tobacco to market, posted by In Season Herbs and Baskets of King, N.C.

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Agencies and Organizations

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Also check out the links on the Division of Marketing's Tobacco page.

Preservation North Carolina, the statewide non-profit preservation advocacy membership organization.

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