Hemp, shocked and stacked

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This file appears in: First Hemp Crop
Hemp, shocked and stacked

Cut hemp shocked and stacked. Image courtesy the Boyle County Public Library.

This file appears in: First Hemp Crop

By Talbott
Historical Marker #1279 in Danville notes the first recorded hemp crop in Kentucky, which was grown on Clark's Run Creek in 1775. Hemp has a long history in the state. From its first recorded planting near Danville to its reemergence during…