Craig Family Farm

Historic farm in Tennessee, United States
United States historic place
Craig Family Farm
35°40′37″N 87°54′47″W / 35.67694°N 87.91306°W / 35.67694; -87.91306 (Craig Family Farm)
Area90.5 acres (36.6 ha)
Builtc. 1871 (1871)
Built byTapp Craig, McDonald Craig, R. L. Horner, Ralph Ledbetter
NRHP reference No.05001219[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Craig Family Farm". National Register of Digital Assets. National Park Service.
  3. ^ "Farms". Tennessee Century Farms. Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
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