Early American Hop History
I came across this interesting bit of information on the Texas A & M website while reading about the current hop shortage.
Hops were introduced to North America in 1629. They were grown for domestic use in Virginia as early as the mid-17th century, and became an important crop by the early 19th century. In 1808 the first commercial hop yard was established in New York, and production remained in the Eastern states until crop diseases related to the moist climate moved farms to the West Coast. Today, hop production is concentrated in Washington, Oregon, and California.
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