tobacco barn paducah The Barns of Trigg County, Kentucky@judyschickens Franklin County Tobacco Barns |

The strategy is working: youth use of these products is rising worldwide

Theyre beautiful, theyre picturesque. Volunteers from local historical societies have surveyed the barns, documented architecture and condition, taken photographs and collected old snapshots and oral histories

Encouraging friends and family to quit smoking

A descendent of the family, Sam Arnett, told the Murray Ledger & Times that he sought historic recognition for the barn as a way to signify the cultural importance of tobacco in the region

Environmental Damage: Tobacco cultivation and production contribute to deforestation, soil degradation, water pollution, and litter from tobacco product waste