Record #:

2772

Author(s):

Lewellen, Faye

Abstract:

Ginseng, first exported in 1794, was a profitable product of the state's western mountains. Still popular today, 10,000 pounds were exported in 1993 at $300 a pound.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 63 Issue 10, Mar 1996, p14, il

Subject(s):

Exports; Ginseng--North Carolina, Western