Drowned in Tobacco: The Fall of Irish Row

Drowned in Tobacco: The Fall of Irish Row

Once, a blend of Scots and Irish settled in tobacco-drenched Connecticut, known as Irish Row, Melrose it turned out to be. But as the good old crop offered growth, it became the very enemy, leaving Irish Row behind in the 20th century.

In the 19th century, in East Windsor, Connecticut, Irish Row, known for farming, surrendered ample land to tobacco. Like a deadly phantom, monoculture eventually fell prey to sickness and pests, abandoning Irish Row in the 20th century. Today, what remains of this farming community are old houses and barns, a reminder of its past.

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Written by Leroy

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