You can't throw a cigarette without hitting some history. The Tobacco Project CitySearch Profile History, in a Nutshell Love it or hate it, tobacco was the lifeblood of this area for years. And this is the place to see where it all started. The site has replicas of the early factory, curing barn and packhouse used by the Duke family as they built their tobacco fortune.
Tour guides show how the tobacco was tied, dried, graded and sifted.
Some Time Take a quick tour through the museum to see an animitronic farmer talk about his job, the old equipment used to make cigarettes and some eerily retro TV ads for Lucky Strikes. He began exporting it after the Civil War. User Reviews Be the first to post a user review. Post a user review of your own and start the conversation. Feel free to read our user review guidelines .