KUDZU DEVELOPED HERE

Kudzu Developed Here is a Florida historical marker in Chipley, Washington County, dedicated 1967.

Washington County · dedicated 1967 · U. S. 90 at West Blvd. in front of Agriculture Cen, Chipley

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Kudzu, brought to this country from Asia as an ornamental, was developed near here in the early part of the Twentieth Century and given to the world as a soil-saving, high-protein forage plant by Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Pleas. The fast-growing, deep-rooted leguminous vine has been widely grown in the United States as a drought-resisting, erosion-controlling plant that compares with alfalfa in pasture and hay-making values.

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Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

KUDZU DEVELOPED HERE

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