Shockoe Valley and Tobacco Row Historic District

Shockoe Valley and Tobacco Row Historic District lies between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill at the southern end of Shockoe Valley. The district is the site of the earliest settlement of Richmond and the first residential, commercial, and manufacturing development. ...

Amsterdam, Georgia / Shade Grown Tobacco

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Amsterdam, Georgia

In 1891, A. Cohn & Co. purchased 14,000 acres for tobacco cultivation and named it Amsterdam. At that time, the property was the largest tobacco plantation in the world under one ownership. In 1907, seven of the larger ...

Tobacco Row

The area in Richmond known as Tobacco Row has been the site of tobacco warehouses and manufacturing since long before the Civil War. Beginning in the 1600s, after Virginia tobacco became popular in Europe, planters and shippers maintained facilities here. ...