Bright Leaf Tobacco | G-5
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member 3newsomes
N 36° 29.653 W 079° 19.053
17S E 650689 N 4040082
Located on SR 1511 (Blanch Road) west of Blanch
Waymark Code: WM64DK
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member fatcat161
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Marker Text: In 1850s on a farm in this area Abisha Slade perfected a process for curing yellow tobacco. His slave Stephen discovered process in 1839.
Marker Name: Bright Leaf Tobacco | G-5

Marker Type: Roadside

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