Old Rotation, Auburn

Name: Old Rotation
Address: Auburn, United States

#23 among attractions in Auburn

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The Old Rotation is a soil fertility experiment on the Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama. The Old Rotation experiment, which started in 1896, is the third-oldest ongoing field crop experiment in the United States and the oldest continuous cotton experiment in the world. It was the first experiment to show that a cotton/legume crop rotation would allow soil to support a cotton crop indefinitely. The Old Rotation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Coordinates: 32°35'36"N, 85°29'9"W

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Auburn United States

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Old Rotation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Plainsman Park, Samford Park, Auburn University Chapel.

0.6 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn
17 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Auburn, Alabama, Jordan-Hare Stadium stands as a prominent landmark and a beacon of collegiate sports. This storied stadium is not just a structure of steel and concrete, but a hallowed ground where college football comes to life, especially...
0.5 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Plainsman Park, Auburn
14 min walk • Plainsman Park, officially Samford Stadium – Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park, is the college baseball venue for the Auburn University Tigers. As of 2015, its seating capacity is 4,096. In 2003, Baseball America rated the facility the best college baseball venue in the country.
0.8 miN
Tower
Samford Park, Auburn
22 min walk • William J. Samford Hall is a structure on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. It is an icon of Auburn University and houses the school's administration. The building is named for William J. Samford, the Governor of Alabama from 1900 to 1901.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Auburn University Chapel, Auburn
20 min walk • The Auburn University Chapel is the second-oldest building and oldest building in its original location on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.
0.4 miS
Art gallery, Museum, Art museum
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn
11 min walk • The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art is an art museum on the campus of Auburn University, and is the only accredited university art museum in Alabama. Opened on October 3, 2003, the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art contains six exhibition galleries within its 40,000 square feet of interior space.
0.8 miN
Neighbourhood
Auburn University Historic District, Auburn
20 min walk • The Auburn University Historic District comprises the historic core of Auburn University in Alabama. The 14.5-acre district includes buildings built between 1846 and 1951, with a consistent red brick material palette.
~940 ftNE
Park, Garden
Davis Arboretum, Auburn
5 min walk • The Donald E. Davis Arboretum, in Auburn, Alabama, United States, is a public native plants museum, and botanical arboretum with educational facilities, event spaces, and a conservation program.
0.7 miN
Park, Field
Cater Hall, Auburn
19 min walk • Katharine Cooper Cater Hall, also known as the Old President's Mansion or the Social Center, is a structure on the National Register of Historic Places on the campus of Auburn University, in Auburn, Alabama.
1.1 miN
City hall
Auburn City Hall, Auburn
28 min walk • Auburn City Hall in Auburn, Alabama, built in 1933, is the city hall of Auburn, Alabama. It was originally constructed as a post office in 1933, and, like many post offices constructed during the Great Depression, the building has a "starved classical" design typical of federal...
0.8 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Langdon Hall, Auburn
22 min walk • Langdon Hall is a building on the campus of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, United States.
1 miNE
Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Auburn
27 min walk • Ebenezer Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention and American Baptist Churches USA. It was the church where Dr. Martin...

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Nearby attractions include Davis Arboretum, Auburn (5 min walk), Telfair Peet Theatre, Auburn (10 min walk), Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn (11 min walk), Auburn University Library of Architecture, Auburn (11 min walk).