Hemp drying in a field

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This file appears in: Franklin County Hemp
Hemp drying in a field

Hemp, in teepee shocks for drying in a field, next to tobacco.
Photo courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Franklin County Hemp

By Amy Roe
Historical Marker #1164 in Frankfort recognizes the former site of the Kentucky River Mills, which was the last hemp factory to operate in Kentucky (1878 -1952). Kentucky artist Paul Sawyier briefly worked as a salesman for the mill, beginning in…