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Evolution of Agriculture

“Everybody grew tobacco”

March 2, 1877

“Everybody grew tobacco”

Farming Families

May 27, 1900

Farming Families

South Windsor pioneers cigar making

September 5, 2020

South Windsor pioneers cigar making

Expansion of tobacco cultivation

September 5, 2020

Expansion of tobacco cultivation

Havana Seed tobacco is introduced

September 5, 2020

Havana Seed tobacco is introduced

Tobacco Boom

September 5, 2020

Tobacco Boom

Start of the slow decline in tobacco growing

September 9, 2020

Start of the slow decline in tobacco growing

Shepard Farm permanently protected for agricultural use

September 9, 2020

Shepard Farm permanently protected for agricultural use

Decline in tobacco growing continues

September 9, 2020

Decline in tobacco growing continues

J. E. Shepard Company

September 9, 2020

J. E. Shepard Company

Indigenous Tobacco

September 24, 2020

Indigenous Tobacco

Three Sisters Garden

March 2, 2026

Three Sisters Garden

Colonists Cultivate Tobacco

March 2, 2026

Colonists Cultivate Tobacco

Curated by Jess Vogelgesang