1801 | John Wesley Hunt pioneers the manufacture of cotton bagging made of hemp fiber
John Wesley Hunt settled in Lexington during the early 19th century and pioneered the manufacture of cotton bagging made of hemp. After...
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1796 | Kentuckians file for first hemp patents
The invention of the cotton gin sparked a new demand for hemp rope during the last decade of the 18th century. As a result, Kentuckians...
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1794 | Kentucky agriculture society inquires into hemp profits
As river navigation improved and Kentuckians began to manufacture hempen goods, the agriculturalists of the region became interested in...
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1792 | An act appoints inspectors of hemp, tobacco and flour in Kentucky
December 18, 1792 the Kentucky General Assembly established an Act prescribing the mode of appointing inspectors of tobacco, hemp and...
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1790 | Kentuckians take to hemp manufacturing
By the late eighteenth century, Kentucky hemp was being manufactured into locally woven yarn goods, bagging, cordage and rope. Processing...
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1788 | Kentucky paper advertises hemp
The Kentucky Gazette was the first newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, established in Lexington on August 18, 1787. Advertisements...
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1784 | Hemp used for trade and exchange
In the late 18th century, hemp fiber was grown in order to meet the domestic need for clothing, linen, and rope. An inconsistent supply...
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1780 | Hemp fiber makes pioneer necessities
As settlements sprang up in Central Kentucky, pioneers planted hemp crops wherever enough of the rich Bluegrass land could be cleared...
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1775 | First hemp crop in Kentucky
Hemp was brought to the bluegrass region when “Kentucke” was just a territory within the Commonwealth of Virginia. While there was a...
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