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Planters and buyers at a Louisville warehouse auction in 1873 

 From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 



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the area of its first development described the plant as 

 "burly," even if they spelled it "burley." 



rowth story 



Frankfort, which had become a major primary market 

 for tobacco by the mid-19th century, lost its predominant 

 place to Louisville shortly thereafter. The capital was 

 not, however, without other commercial resources — 

 notal)ly its distilleries so dependent on the limestone 

 water of Bourbon and otiier central Kentucky counties. 



By 1850 Louisville had 82 tobacco and "segar" fac- 

 tories. The value of products manufactured in these 

 plants was about $1.4 million, being exceeded only by 

 that of foundries and pork houses. At that time the port 

 city was the chief concentration point in Kentucky for 

 tobacco. More than 16,000 hogsheads of tobacco were 

 shipped from its docks in 1852. 



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