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Historic farm in Tennessee, United States United States historic place


Craig Family Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Nearest city	Linden, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°40′37″N 87°54′47″W / 35.67694°N 87.91306°W / 35.67694; -87.91306 (Craig Family Farm)
Area	90.5 acres (36.6 ha)
Built	c. 1871 (1871)
Built by	Tapp Craig, McDonald Craig, R. L. Horner, Ralph Ledbetter
NRHP reference No.	05001219
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. The farm is recognized as a Tennessee Century Farm.

References

"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.

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Perry County, Tennessee

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