Craig Family Farm

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Craig Family Farm
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Location in Tennessee
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Location in United States
Nearest city Linden, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°40′37″N87°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]

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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.