W of Hartsville on SC 151, Hartsville, South Carolina. County/parish: Darlington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000706.
1 contributing site.Also known as:
Coker Experimental Farms, also known as Coker Pedigreed Seed Company, is a National Historic Landmark agricultural site at 1257 South Fourth Street in Hartsville, South Carolina, USA. The property, which is now owned by a museum, was the location where David R. Coker conducted crucial breeding experiments to enhance the strains of cotton and other crops cultivated in the southern United States. Coker was a major force in the development of agricultural extension services in the South in the early decades of the 20th century. What remains of his farm was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118996910