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By the early 20th century, tobacco became king, and by the late 1940s, Fairmont was considered the "Biggest Little Tobacco Market In the World." [5] In 1951 Fairmont sold twice as much tobacco as was grown in Robeson County. As health concerns have affected the sales of tobacco, many local farmers have turned to other cash crops, mainly corn ...
It is a majority-minority county [190] and proportionately has the largest Native American population of any North Carolina county [191] and the smallest white population. [192] Robeson County is included in the Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC Combined Statistical Area. [193]
A Wake County tobacco farmer holds a cured leaf at auction in 1995. Jim Bounds/File photo ... Over the past 50 years, North Carolina tobacco farms have declined in number by about 98%. There’s ...
Here’s a list of the 10 poorest counties in North Carolina, according to SmartAsset: #1: Robeson County. Median income: $36,736. Investment income: $26,909. Median home value: $124,124 #2 ...
In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records. [10] [8] [9] The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718
Lawmakers say they need to deal with the vaping epidemic. But the vaping industry says the changes are designed to help traditional tobacco companies.
The Lumberton Cubs were a minor league baseball team based in Lumberton, North Carolina. From 1947 to 1950, Lumberton teams played exclusively as members of the Class D level Tobacco State League, winning the league pennant in 1950. The franchise played as the Lumberton Auctioneers in 1949 and 1950. Lumberton hosted home games at Lumberton ...
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