Craig Family Farm
Appearance
Craig Family Farm | |
Location in Tennessee | |
Nearest city | Linden, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°40′37″N 87°54′47″W / 35.67694°N 87.91306°W |
Area | 90.5 acres (36.6 ha) |
Built | c. 1871 |
Built by | Tapp Craig, McDonald Craig, R. L. Horner, Ralph Ledbetter |
NRHP reference No. | 05001219[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 5, 2006 |
The Craig Family Farm is a historic African American farm in Linden, Tennessee. The farm was established by Tapp Craig in 1871, a formerly enslaved person, as the first Black owned and operated farm in Perry County. The farm has been continuously operated by the Craig family.[2] The farm is recognized as a Tennessee Century Farm.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Craig Family Farm". National Register of Digital Assets. National Park Service.
- ^ "Farms". Tennessee Century Farms. Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 11, 2023.