The Mail Pouch Tobacco Barn, was a product of an advertising campaign conducted by the West Virginia Mail Pouch Chewing Tobacco Company (Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company), from 1891 to 1992. While barn owners were paid a small fee for the advertisements, the most valuable aspect of the arrangement was the fresh coat of paint their barns received every few years, that helped preserve the wood most barns of the time were constructed from. Most Mail Pouch barns were painted either red or black, with white and yellow writing. At the height of the advertising campaign in the 1960s, more than 20,000 barns, spread across 22 states displayed the Mail Pouch Tobacco ad.
The majority of what remains of these painted barns can be located in Indiana and Ohio.
A traditional split rail fence at Camp Nelson National Monument, which was originally named Camp Nelson War Heritage Park. Camp Nelson was established in 1863 as a supply depot, and recruitment point for the Union Army during the Civil War, particularly related to Union activities against the Confederacy in Eastern Tennessee. The fort also played a part in other events during the war, including supplying Ulysses S. Grant’s march on Atlanta with horses and other necessities.
The camp is named after Major General William “Bull” Nelson.
Old Louisville is a historic district and neighborhood in central Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is the third largest such district in the United States. The district features Victorian architecture including homes in the Romanesque, Queen Anne and Italiante architectural styles. The neighborhood boast the largest concentration of residential stained glass windows in the United States.
The St. James–Belgravia Historic District, is among the most visited areas in Old Louisville, but beautiful homes can be seen in other locations. Walking is the best way to explore the area, so find a good parking spot and enjoy the beautiful tree-lined streets and historic architecture.
