Smith Tobacco Barn
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Smith Barn | |
.jpg) Smith Tobacco Barn in 1987 | |
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| Nearest city | Floydale, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°20′32″N 79°15′10″W / 34.34222°N 79.25278°W |
| Built | 1942 |
| Architect | King, J.L. |
| Architectural style | Flue-Cured Tobacco Barn |
| MPS | Flue-Cured Tobacco Production Properties TR[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000568[2] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1984 |
The Smith Tobacco Barn is a flue-cured tobacco barn in Dillon County, South Carolina. It is on the east side of a dirt road, 0.25 mi (0.4 km) south of South Carolina State Highway 17–34, 0.5 mi (0.8 km) north of South Carolina State Highway 17–155, and about 1 mi (1.6 km) east of the intersection of South Carolina State Highway 17-22 and South Carolina State Highway 155. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1984.[2][3][4]
Bright tobacco was introduced in South Carolina in the 1880s and 1890s. This grows well in the sandy, loamy soils of the Pee Dee and is flue-cured. The traditional barns had one or two fireboxes using wood or coal. In the 1950s, many barns were changed to gas or oil heat for better temperature regulation.[1]
Tobacco leaves were strung onto tobacco poles that were laid across horizontal tier poles in the barn. There were three drying stages. The first stage at 95 °F (35 °C) to 110 °F (43 °C) yellowed the leaves. In the second stage, the temperature was raised to 130 °F (54 °C) to 135 °F (57 °C) to dry the leaves. The final stage was at 160 °F (71 °C) to 170 °F (77 °C) to dry the stems.[1]
