as a teen- I worked on some of the tobacco farms in Connecticut- they came to Fl. to sucker some of us into this job- no bother to me- I only had a summer of baby sitting my siblings to look forward to- rather go off to earn real money- they had dorms right on a lake,I liked it- Camp Manitouk - not sure of my spelling on that- they took us shopping every Friday to a different place - they had tours we could sign up for - and the Brinks truck that brought our pay was kinda cool- dummy me went 4 years in a row- loved it- Peggy

This thread has been so interesting to me. Family legend about the Warren Jay Smith house/farm in Sheds tells that the house (I'm guessing it was built around 1850 or so) was owned by executives of a tobacco company and used as a retreat. It never made sense to me that tobacco executives would be interested in a place in upstate New York, but now I understand the appeal. Thanks so much. Debbie Smith Zorach