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Coker Experimental Farms
Coker Experimental Farms
Nearest city: Hartsville, South Carolina Coordinates: 34°21′47″N 80°3′35″W / 34.36306°N 80.05972°WCoordinates: 34°21′47″N 80°3′35″W / 34.36306°N 80.05972°W Built: 1902 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000706 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1] Designated NHL: July 19, 1964[2] Coker Experimental Farms, also known as Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, is a National Historic Landmark site in South Carolina.
It was declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[2][3] The NHL program statement of significance reads, in part: "Here, following the example of his father, David Robert Coker (1870-1938) conducted his early crop-improvement experiments on the family plantation. Beginning with 30 experimental cotton selections and methodically applying the latest techniques in the scientific breeding of crops, the work of Coker Experimental Farms played a great role in the agricultural revolution in the South."[2]
A warehouse in Hartsville, South Carolina belonging to the Coker Pedigreed Seed Company. The old heart logo that used to say "Blood Will Tell" is still visible on the tin roof.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Coker Experimental Farms". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=529&ResourceType=Site. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ Horace J. Sheely, Jr, James Dillon, Mark R. Barnes, and Patricia Henry (13 June 1994). National Historic Landmark Nomination: Coker Experimental Farms / Coker Pedigreed Seed CompanyPDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 8 photos, from 1994 and pre-1963PDF (32 KB)
External links
- Coker Experimental Farms, Darlington County (S.C. Hwy. 151, Hartsville vicinity), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
- Darlington County, South Carolina
- Farms in South Carolina
- South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
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