Coker Experimental Farms

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Coker Experimental Farms
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nearest city: Hartsville, South Carolina
Built/Founded: 1902
Designated as NHL: July 19, 1964[1]
Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2]
NRHP Reference#: 66000706
Governing body: Private

Coker Experimental Farms, also known as Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, is a National Historic Landmark site in South Carolina.

It was declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1964.[1][3] The NHL program statement of significance reads, in part: "Here, following the example of his father, David Robert Coker (1870-1938) conducted his early crop-improvement experiments on the family plantation. Beginning with 30 experimental cotton selections and methodically applying the latest techniques in the scientific breeding of crops, the work of Coker Experimental Farms played a great role in the agricultural revolution in the South."[1]

The SC DAH summary is here.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Coker Experimental Farms. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Horace J. Sheely, Jr, James Dillon, Mark R. Barnes, and Patricia Henry (13 Jun 1994), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Coker Experimental Farms / Coker Pedigreed Seed CompanyPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 8 photos, from 1994 and pre-1963PDF (32 KB)
  4. ^ Coker Experimental Farms, Darlington County (S.C. Hwy. 151, Hartsville vicinity). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.

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