Agriculture in Caswell County
A new exhibit at the Richmond-Miles Museum displays the agricultural and especially tobacco roles in the history of Caswell County. The exhibit consists of artifacts, photos and written documentation dating from the 1800’s to the present.
Caswell County has an extensive agricultural history that includes several Century Farms. Caswell County grows a variety of crops such as soybeans, corn, wheat, oats, and hay. Beef cattle, sheep, swine, and chickens are a large part of the agricultural history of the area. Caswell County has been most known for its tobacco production. In 1840, a slave named Stephen, owned by Abisha and Elisha Slade, accidentally discovered the process of flue-curing for tobacco. Caswell County accumulated a great amount of notoriety and influence due to flue-curing process.
The Caswell County Historical Association and Richmond-Miles Museum welcome visitors to see this and other exhibits during operating hours which are currently Wednesdays-Friday from 1-4 pm.
