Kentucky tobacco warehouse slated for destruction

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) A central Kentucky tobacco warehouse that once served as an agricultural hub has been sold to Centre College and is slated for demolition.
The destruction of Farmers Tobacco Warehouse No. 1 in Danville is set to begin in about a week, the second piece of what was once the area's agricultural center to be destroyed in just more than a month.
... Rankin said the warehouse sold 78 million pounds of tobacco since 2000 and he will still attempt to fill the need for a market. Rankin, who also owns the smaller Farmers Tobacco Warehouse No. 2 located across the street, said the company will have the first sale of the year in that warehouse and hold others at another location that hasn't been determined. Continued

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Photo: Louisville, Ky., a tobacco auction, circa 1910 (Library of Congress).