Was at 212 South Main. Destroyed in fire. Dull & Williams Tobacco Warehouse
Tobacco Warehouse and Buyers
Burnett
Shank & McCure
John A. Smith
Imperial
Miami Valley
Mayer Tobacco
Hangen (American Tobacco Co)
Daniel Francis
National Leaf Tobacco
Dull & Williams
Rosenwald & Brother Tobacco Warehouse
Arcanum Leaf Tobacco
Burnett & Smith
E. Rosenwald & Brothers
A F Smith
Smith & Bish
Tobacco Buyers
Lester Fourman
W W Hadfield
McClellan Wolf
Roy Hangen
Pitsburg
S B Cool & Co-Laura
Pitsburg had a warehouse close to the Big Four train tracks.
Gordon
It was said Gordon had a warehouse and was also known for the lumberyard and elevator.
Businesses after 1970
Please add what warehouses you know of in other communities or villages in Southern Darke County.
Question: Was the warehouses for the buyers to store the tobacco? Or farmers who didn’t have barn space? What was the purpose of the warehouses and who used them?
Arcanum had a number of warehouses, mainly in the south part of town around the railroad and around Houston’s Restaurant. If you have old photos, please contact AWTHS. [email protected].
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