Cullars Rotation
National Register of Historic Places

Cullars Rotation

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
Listed
April 17, 2003
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
03000231

About this property

The Cullars Rotation is a soil fertility experiment on the Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cullars Rotation experiment, which started in 1911, is the oldest ongoing cotton fertility experiment in the United States, the oldest soil fertility experiment in the Southern United States, and the second oldest continuous cotton experiment in the world.

Location

Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
32.58869, -85.48365

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 03000231. It was listed on April 17, 2003.

Categories

AGRICULTUREEDUCATIONSCIENCE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Old Rotation
Civil War
0.4 mi
Auburn Players Theater
Industrial
1.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Creek Removal — Alabama (1836)
1836Indian Wars
4.3 mi
Battle of Autossee (Nov 29 1813)
1813Early Republic
5.1 mi
Battle of Calabee Creek
1814Early Republic
6.8 mi
Battle of Auttossee (Georgia Militia Action 1813)
1813Early Republic
7.9 mi
Battle of Hatchechubbee Creek (1836)
1836Indian Wars
12.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cullars Rotation listed on the National Register?

Cullars Rotation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Cullars Rotation?

Cullars Rotation is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cullars Rotation?

The period of significance for Cullars Rotation is recorded as the civil_war era.

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