HISTORural Life in Virginia | Virginia Historical Society Rural Life in Virginia

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Virginia Historical Society

After the Civil War, farming in Virginia changed dramatically. …. and the Great Depression in the late 1920s and early 1930s hit Virginia farmers especially hard.

Our Founding Farmers: Virginia’s Agricultural History | Farm Flavor

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Feb 1, 2013 – Virginia’s rich history in agricultural production dates back to the first settlement in America. … “Tobacco was one of, if not, the first exports from the colonies,” says Elaine Lidholm, director of communications for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer …

Historic Farming : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History …

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Colonial Williamsburg

The following essays offer overviews of 18th-century farming at Great Hopes Plantation, a living history site at the edge of Colonial Williamsburg’s