# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Before the Civil War, hemp briefly took root on Illinois farms. Local historian Curtis Mann will share the attempts to grow it here. Discover a little-known episode of our state’s history and the unexpected ways it shaped our cultural landscape. The program is co-sponsored by the Friends of Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and the Macon County Conservation District.

Free
No registration required
https://www.maconccd.org/events/forgotten-agriculture-growing-hemp-in-early-illinois/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/decatur/forgotten-agriculture-growing-hemp-in-early-illinois/200030518821240
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 18

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Decatur
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, United States, Illinois 62521
- **lat**: 39.82349
- **long**: -89.01467
- **full address**: 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, United States, Illinois 62521

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois being held?
  - **A:** Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois takes place on Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 15 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, United States, Illinois 62521.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois?
  - **A:** Forgotten Agriculture: Growing Hemp in Early Illinois is organized by Macon County Conservation District.

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