New England’s Connecticut River Valley farmers began growing “shade” tobacco (gown under gauze tents) in about 1901, using a variety of Cuban tobacco well-suited for cigar wrappers.
Tobacco Plantation in the Connecticut Valley. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://x2od2w41zy.vxl.spinupwp.site/collection/1997-08-01-0021/. Accessed on June 9, 2026.
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