Breaking hemp, 1905
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A 1905 photograph of a worker breaking hemp. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: First Hemp Crop
First Hemp Crop
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…