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Chatham County Historical Association

Preserving and sharing the history of Chatham County North Carolina

Smokehouse in Chapel Ridge

18 Sep 2021 8:39 PM | Anonymous

This photo of a Chatham County smokehouse in the Chapel Ridge area was taken in 2016. We are told that it is still standing.

The structure appears to have been built as a cabin and later converted to another use. The floor is dug out so that you'd need to step down to the level of the ground on entering. Several farmers who have seen the photos believe that it was used as a smokehouse. Some tobacco sticks inside suggest that it may have been used to cure tobacco at some point--perhaps for home use.

Old, functional structures such as this one are quickly disappearing from rural North Carolina. Please help us document Chatham's old agricultural buildings by telling us about them and submitting photos. Contact us at preservation@chathamhistory.org.

See more photos of the structure on our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ChathamCountyHistoricalMuseum/posts/4749287315105516

#ChathamHistory #ChathamNC #smokehouse #agriculturalbuildings #ChapelRidge #preservation


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