A hemp brake
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A hemp brake from the Kentucky Historical Society's collection. Hemp brakes were used to extract usable plant fibers from the woody stalks. 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…