Tennessee Tobacco Farm

Tennessee Tobacco Farm (HM1L8K)

Location: Hampshire, TN 38461 Maury County
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Country: United States of America
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N 35° 40.102', W 87° 18.999'

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On this model farm, Burley tobacco is grown and air-cured. It's a hard crop to raise, each acre requiring about 250 hours of labor. (Wheat is only three hours!)

William Coleman has been growing tobacco here for over 40 years. Listen as he describes how it's done.
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HM NumberHM1L8K
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Placed ByNational Park Service
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, June 21st, 2015 at 10:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 471342 N 3947212
Decimal Degrees35.66836667, -87.31665000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 35° 40.102', W 87° 18.999'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds35° 40' 6.12" N, 87° 18' 59.94" W
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Area Code(s)931
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Old Trace Dr, Hampshire TN 38461, US
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