“Manufactured tobacco has always been among Petersburg’s important exports.” In fact, there were tobacco warehouses in Petersburg before there was a town of Petersburg. In 1730, Colonel Robert Bolling received authority to conduct an inspection at his tobacco warehouse on land known as Bolling’s Point, probably on the site of the 1878-1879 Farmer’s Market. >Read More
1730, Petersburg’s Tobacco Industry
November 28, 2017 by