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]]> Tobacco leaves drying It was a time when tobacco was king, the year 1771.

Tobacco was the essential 18th century America crop and was often used by colonists as cash to pay for goods and their farm land rent.

Visit the Claude Moore Colonial Farm just outside of Washington, DC and see what it was like to live on a lower-income tobacco farm, just a few years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

Colonial Shoemaker

Now that the tobacco leaves are ripe and ready for harvest, join the volunteer farmers and colonists as they clean, cut and split their harvest and prepare the tobacco for curing and drying on August 16th, or visit other times and take a self-guided tour.

This event will be educational for kids and grown-ups alike.

Tobacco Harvest
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
6310 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101 (map it)
703-442-7557

Date and Time – Tobacco Harvest – Saturday, August 16, 2008 – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.  Farm visiting hours – Wednesday – Sunday from 10:00 am – 4:30 p.m.  April to mid-December.

Tickets – Adults – $3, Children 3-12, and Seniors $2.00.

Parking – Free

Images – shoemaker, leaves drying,  

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