Bundled hemp

ID: 197
This file appears in: First Hemp Crop

Once the hemp plants were cut, they were shocked or bundled. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.

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…