Tobacco Press Replica at Risk for Removal from Yorktown Waterfront

 

(wydaily.com) When tobacco was first brought to Virginia’s shores in the 17th century, plantation owners and their slaves in and around Yorktown needed a way to effectively pack the plant and ship it to England.
The tobacco press emerged as the tool to easily stuff dried tobacco leaves into large barrels, and now a replica is displayed on the Yorktown waterfront in an effort to educate visitors on the history of tobacco and slavery in the area. Continued