[Stephenscity]

Just got back from a quick getaway to the original Capita of Md. They were a propriatary colony set up to grow tobacco by Lord Baltimore. Real interesting and learned a lot. Couple of pics of a reconstructed plantation on the site.
Inside tobacco barn

Reconstructed house

Log that had been hollowed out to make a cider press.That was a new one on me. They chop up the apples Use a mallet type tool to crush them and there was a small hole at the end of the log for the juice to run out.

This was a tobacco field that was being farmed by an Amish farmer. You tobacco farmers tell me I had never seen it in what I would call ricks like this before?

View from the deck at our hotel

These are from Point Lookout Used both during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars and housed confederate prisoners during the later. The light house is suppose to be haunted!!

Just a couple more of the Amish workin their land

 

[Stephenscity]

Mike, you were surrounded by lots of beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing your views with us :!: There is a little burley grown around here since the tobacco buyout, but the largest grower in the area has given uo on it. He cannot get the weight out of it he shoud. He usually grows about 200 acres of flue-cured tobacco.

Jim those rick looking things was that a normal thing when it was cut? Also what do you mean by flue cured? Remember never had anything to do with baccie. :lol: :lol:

 

[Stephenscity]

Love the pics Mike . That big field of tobacco ,cut and on the stick looksso familar to me . Seen a lot of that . Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing those.

Yes it was a great time lots of beautiful scenery and history! Both we both enjoy a lot!!!