In the early 1700’s, European selers found ferle land and ample water for farming in the Clarksburg area. Aſter much work clearing the heavily forested land, one of the most important crops the farmers planted was tobacco. Although it had no food value, it was important because of its use as money for purchasing or bartering for necessary goods such as cloth or household and farming implements. To learn more about our town’s rich history, go to: www.clarksburgmdhistory.org CLARKSBURG BEGINNINGS Colonial Agriculture
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In the early 1700’s, European settlers
found fertile land and ample water
for farming in the Clarksburg area.
After much work clearing the heavily
forested land, one of the most
important crops the farmers planted
was tobacco. Although it had no food
value, it was important because of its
use as money for purchasing or
bartering for necessary goods such
as cloth or household and farming
implements.
To learn more about our town’s
rich history, go to:
www.clarksburgmdhistory.org
CLARKSBURG BEGINNINGS
Colonial Agriculture
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